Schecter, Sandra R.Racco, Alyssa2019-09-302019-09-302018-07Major Research Paper (Master's), Faculty of Education, York Universityhttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/36510Using a conceptual framework that builds on the constructs of community of practice (Homles & Meyerhoff, 1990; Lave & Wenger 1998; Wenger 1998) and superdiversity (Blommaert, 2013; Blommaert & Rampton, 2012; Jørgensen, Karrebæk, Madsen, & Møller, 2011; Vertovec, 2007), this study reports on the ways Armenian Syrian millennial refugees access information via social media. Findings are based on data collected through participant observations, interviews and survey protocols. The study showed the use of semiotic resources as social media allowed respondents to extend the social implicatures of language beyond their verbal proficiency levels.enThe copyright for the paper content remains with the author.Conceptual frameworkRefugeesDisplaced personsArmenian SyriansSocial MediaMillennialsSuperdiversityCommunities of practiceResearch Paper