Social+Networking

=Social Networking=


 * **73% of learners of English say they want to learn using a computer; 69% say socialising is a main motivation in their learning and that they want to have fun; 92% think it's important to develop their problem-solving skills** //(British Council global research conducted by IPSOS MORI in 2007. The results were gathered from 4000 learners around the world)//

These days there are so many different social networks it's hard to know where to start. Social networks such as [|Orkut], [|MySpace] and [|Facebook] are extremely popular and flexible. Other social networks such as [|Book Crossing] and [|Kroonos] cater to a much smaller audience.

The British Council has a social network specially for [|English Language Teachers].

And you can even build your own social network using a tool such as [|Ning]. Look at what one Brazilian Teachers' Association has started: [|SALT Ning] And what Maura has started with her teenage learners: http://ciseteen2.ning.com/