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Online network technologies have begun to be used more in education domain due to opportunities they provide. Social Network Sites (SNSs) have become very popular and used as an educational medium. Within this perspective, the purpose of this paper is to investigate Social Network Sites in general and microblogging platforms in particular in terms of improving creative writing skills of EFL learners. For the purposes of the research, an explanatory sequential mixed methods design was employed. Quantitative data was examined through Social Network Analysis (SNA) and qualitative data was analyzed through content analysis. Research findings revealed that microblogging services, namely Twitter in this context, support creative writing activities can be used as a learning platform for EFL learners.

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