Varieties of social networks in education

Ivkina Marina Igorevna

The article is devoted to the method of using social networks in teaching Russian as a foreign language. Social networks, or Social Media, are a new form of distance learning in the context of Smart Education, and therefore we assume that the use of social platforms has a positive effect on the performance of foreign students in developing communication skills. In the article we dwell on the main features and functions of social networks in teaching Russian as a foreign language and divide social networks according to the types of presentation of information in the educational process.

Keywords:Russian as a foreign language, Internet, social network, distance learning, e-leaning, Smart Education, distance learning, Social Media.