APPLICATION OF SOCIAL NETWORKS IN TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT A NON-LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITY

Abstract

This article examines social networking platforms as effective tools for teaching and learning a foreign language. The purpose of this investigation is to study the experience of teaching a foreign language using social networks in the process of learning English. In the course of analyzing the works of domestic and foreign authors, a number of advantages of this approach were identified, such as increasing motivation and involvement in the learning process, creating a special educational language environment that goes beyond the classroom, developing independent work skills and developing student autonomy. The study also revealed some difficulties associated with the integration of social networks for teaching a foreign language, such as searching and selecting sources that correspond to the objectives of the lessons, the lack of adaptation of network tools to educational purposes, and ways to overcome these problems were proposed.