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Due to the development of technology , new inventions have been introduced in education . Today , there are many technological devices that can be used to facilitate learning and meet the language learners' needs. This study aims to investigate and shed light on university students' perceptions and attitudes towards the use of social media as an English language learning tool. To construct this study a case study was conducted at M'sila university , particularly the English department where the second year students were selected as the sample population . The sample size was 60 students of different ages and genders. Data were collected using ''questionnaire''. The data collected were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. The results indicate that the majority of M'sila university students are using social media tools in their language learning and have the desire to integrate social media as a tool in the learning process at university .This paper also reports that the majority of the students take advantages of social media sites in learning English language. In addition to that, the findings affirmed that students hold a positive attitudes towards using social media in improving English language learning .
