THE IMPORTANCE AND USAGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF SECOND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

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Published: Dec 2, 2023
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Communication skills, social media platforms, social networking sites (SNS), Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, second language development, social connection, authentic language exposure, learning challenges, learning resources.

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Yuldashev Dilshodbek Maksudbek o'g'li

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This article discusses the role of social networking sites and their possible effects in teaching a second language, mentioning the superiorities of You Tube, Skype, Twitter, Instagram and etc. It also highlights the importance of personalized language learning to boost language skills when SNS are used for educational purposes, besides, there are some differentiations between types of learning languages and their strength and weakness points mentioned.

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Yuldashev , D. (2023). THE IMPORTANCE AND USAGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS IN THE EARLY STAGES OF SECOND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT. Fergana State University Conference, 177. Retrieved from https://conf.fdu.uz/index.php/conf/article/view/2693
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2023: Current problems of modern linguistics and an innovative approach in teaching foreign languages
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Foreign languages

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