title: VIRTUAL COMMUNICATION: A LEARNING TOOL OR A NEW LANGUAGE SKILL?
abstract: The article identifies the features and forms of virtual communication. Two approaches to determining the pedagogical potential of internet communication are defined: online communication as a means of teaching and developing certain skills and Computer-Mediated Communication as a separate language skill. The technical capabilities of the most used social networks are highlighted and characterized using the example of Telegram in the context of receptive and productive language skills. The inter
journal: Scientific Bulletin Melitopol State Pedagogical