1.What is your gender? A. Male B. Female
2. Which academic year are you in now? A. Freshman B. Sophomore C. Junior D. Senior E. Postgraduate and above
3.About how many hours do you spend on social media every day on average? A. 1 hour or less B. 1-2 hours C. 2-3 hours D. More than 3 hours
4.Which social media platforms do you often use? (multiple choice) A. WeChat B. Weibo C. TikTok D. RED NOTE E. Others (Please specify: )
5.Do you often use abbreviations (such as "DIY", "OMG") in social media communication? A. Almost every time B. Often C. Occasionally D. Hardly ever
6.Do you often use internet buzzwords (such as Chinese "yyds", "emo" and English "lol", "slay") in social media communication? A. Almost every time B. Often C. Occasionally D. Hardly ever
7.Do you unconsciously use abbreviations from social media in your English writing (e.g., homework, essays)? A. Often B. Occasionally C. Seldom D. Never
8.Do you unconsciously use internet buzzwords from social media in your English writing? A. Often B. Occasionally C. Seldom D. Never
9.When writing in English, the aspects you focus on most (multiple choices allowed): A. Vocabulary accuracy B. Sentence structure rationality C. Expression formality D. Content logic E. Language vividness F. Others
10.Social media English may affect your English writing in which of the following aspects (multiple choices allowed): A. Vocabulary application B. Sentence length selection C. Language formality degree D. Expression fluency E. Writing tone F. Others
11.After accessing English content on social media, has your English writing expression become more colloquial? A. Not at all B. Not obvious C. Relatively obvious D. Very obvious
12.Has English expression on social media enriched your vocabulary choices in writing (e.g., adding slang, daily high-frequency words)? A. Not at all B. Not obvious C. Relatively obvious D. Very obvious
13.What do you think of the impact of social media language on the standardization of English writing? A. Has obvious positive impact B. Has a certain positive impact C. No obvious impact D. Has a certain negative impact E. Severely undermines
14.How often have you been pointed out by teachers for using social media language in your English writing? A. Often B. Occasionally C. Seldom D. Never
15.Are you aware that social media language will affect your English writing style? A. Not aware at all B. Barely aware C. Relatively clear D. Very clear
16.What impact do you hope social media language will have on your English writing style (multiple choices allowed): A. Enrich vocabulary reserve B. Make expression more concise and natural C. Improve expression vividness D. No excessive impact, maintain original writing style E. Others
17. Do you take the initiative to avoid the negative impact of social media language on formal English writing? A. Never B. Occasionally C. Frequently D. Regularly
18.What specific changes have you found in your English writing style affected by social media language?
19.In your daily English writing, what difficulties do you encounter due to the influence of social media language?
20. Do you have any suggestions for college students to properly handle the relationship between social media language and English writing?