摘要：English slang is often used in informal communication. The purposes of this study are to find out thereason of using English slang, how students acquire English slang, and what kind of slang that they mostly use.This study uses qualitative method with the paradigm of experimental design to obtain quantitative data whichare then analyzed using interpretative analysis. To collect the data, writers distributed questionnaire to 30respondents randomly. The findings show that more than half of the respondents say that the reason behind theusage of English slang words is to cut down the time when talking, texting, or tweeting. TV and film are the mostfrequently used source for acquiring English slang words. The type of slang word which is most frequently usedby the respondents is acronym. The result of the analysis also shows that although all respondents say that theyknow and think English slang words are interesting, more than a half of respondents say that they seldom useEnglish slang words in communication. They still use standard words in informal communication. It is alsofound that English slang words that they acquire are not many. When they were ordered to write other Englishslang words they know and use, many respondents answered just one or two words; and even three respondentswrote nothing
