THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS ON THE TEACHING PROCESS OF LANGUAGE LEARNING

Owing to technological advancements, social networks have become an indispensable part of everyday life. Accordingly, their application has also become present in educational settings. This paper examines the use of social networks in language teaching. The first part of the paper presents a theoretical framework that analyzes the didactic application of social networks in foreign language teaching. The second part of the paper encompasses an empirical study whose subject is the examination of the attitudes of Spanish language teachers in Serbia toward this topic, as well as the extent to which social networks are represented in teaching practice. The aim of the research is to provide an overview of the current state of social network use in language teaching, as well as teachers’ attitudes toward this topic. The results indicate numerous advantages and highlight the need for further research and professional training in this field.