Digital Humanities: Spike Up Literature and Language Learning Via Social Media

Abstract

From the early morning newspaper to the fairy-tale books for kids that are usually read before bedtime are now available in the tip of fingers in the form of e-news and e-books. This paper highlights the influence of social media on language learning and literature in our daily lives. During the pandemic, the usage of digital humanities heightened. Social media plays a prominent role in spreading knowledge about foreign languages and cultures. The effect of social media has encouraged plenty of common people to acquire knowledge about their targeted language through online platforms. For example, the K-wave during 2019 and 2020 had a great impact on youngsters which made them learn the Korean language and culture to get greater insight about current trends. Devolved nations are now completely digitalized and as a developing nation, India is also moving towards digitalization. Digital humanities definitely will ameliorate the learning of new languages.