THE USE OF COMPUTER NETWORK INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AS LEARNING TOOLS FOR INDEPENDENT MASTERING OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
The article considers the possible use of computer network information and communication platforms in terms of organizing independent foreign language studies. The main trends of devising new techniques of foreign language teaching on the basis of information and communication technologies are singled out. Special emphasis is given to the potential of social networking services which originally were not intended for educational purposes. The platforms YouTube and Мой мир@Mail.Ru are given an outline from the point of view of their possible use as additional means of teaching a foreign language.