Social Networking Sites

             ADVANTAGES OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES IN LANGUAGE LEARNING
      The world of technology and communication has been changing. Technology has become the major role in our lives and  the group of young learners has been labeled as Milennial students.This young learners is net generation and 80% -90% of them have profiles on social networking sites.They use social networking sites and internet interactively.This survey shows that  educators should incorporate social networking sites usage into our class-related activities.Social networking sites are used a vehicle to present ,enhance and evaluate the materials to be learned in classroom for net generations.
    Social networking sites should  be used for language class.Today,social networking sites such as facebook, twitter, WhatsApp,YouTube  have become extremely popular among Internet users ,they can sometimes listen a news,  write  and share their own opinions while using this sites and this enables students to develop communication and language skills.The learners participate in actual, real-time, relevant conversations online, and practice the target language in communicating and connecting with others through social networking sites.I think that If a teacher use social networking sites in his/her lessons,sh/he motivates learners and  takes attention for lessons.

What can teacher do while using social networking sites in classroom?

Use of YouTube in language classroom:

Firstly,Teacher open a video in Youtube and students watch and talk about video in speaking lessons.The videos can be used to promote discussions in class.Secondly,Teacher share a link about topic in Facebook and they watch and write their comment in writing lessons.

Use of Twitter in language classroom:

People use twitter spontoneusly,people share their opinion about current event.Teacher gives a someone' sharing about current topic and students write their opinion about it in classroom.They read and discuss their paragraph.Teacher corrects their mistakes and students share their opinion in Twitter.

Use of Facebook in Language Classroom:

Teacher share a reading text and asks questions and learners read this text and write the answer of questions in Facebook in reading and writing activity.

Teacher share a quote and student write their comment in  writing activity.

Teacher share a news and students listen and talk about it.

Use of Whatsapp in language Classroom:

Teacher set up a group in whatsapp then asks questions about their last lesson.Learners write the answer and ask questions.

Teacher write some words that have difficult pronunciation.Teacher want to check their pronunciation and students record their pronunciation and send in Whatsapp.


       I think that social networking sites is famous and important for young learners. They use these sites actively and interactively.Educators should integrate social networking sites and lessons.Today ,ıt is necessary.