Социальные сети как средство обучения английскому языку студентов радиотехнических направлений подготовки

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the social network Vkontakte as a new element of information and communication technologies in the classroom of the English language teaching in higher education. Particular attention is paid to the integration of popular social networks in the educational process in order to further development of the educational material given in the classroom with students of radioelectronic educational programms of the Ural Federal University. Active and widespread use of mobile devices and social networks in everyday life ensures the relevance of their application for students. The purpose of this study is to determine the approaches and principles of teaching using social networks, to develop stages of work with social networks, to determine the actual methods of using social networks in the process of learning English.

Статья посвящена исследованию социальной сети ВКонтакте в качестве нового элемента информационно-коммуникационных технологий на занятиях английского языка в высшем учебном заведении.