Internet technologies in education: ways to learn foreign languages

Abstract

Social media as an Internet phenomenon, determines their place and level of popularity in the society, as a result of which the social networks are a resource with perspective pedagogical potential.The analysis of social media from the point of view of studying a foreign language and the possibility of their usage as a learning medium has been carried out. The most widespread and popular platforms have been considered and, basedon their capabilities in teaching all types of speechactivities, the “Instagram”, “Twitter”, and “Facebook” Internet resources have been selected as the subject of the research.The survey results show that the introduction of modern technologies, in particularthe Internet, in the learning process creates ample opportunities forthe effective organization of educational space and expanding communication capabilities.