Abstract

Social Network has changed beyond the boundaries from it was first perceived. Nowadays, it is not only used for recreation but also it means in teaching. However, addiction and privacy risk for students in using the social network is inevitable. Therefore, proper implementation is required to gain the maximum benefits of the social network. This study is aimed to examine the role of the social network by developing the Genre-based approach in teaching writing measured from students‟ attitudes and perceptions in EFL setting. Social network Facebook was focused on using regardless of other applications while the researcher served as a moderator. A survey was used to measure factors affected by developing the Genre-based approach in a social network in teaching writing. By employing qualitative method, the finding showed that social network was successfully implemented in teaching writing and it supported students‟ needs by developing Genre-based approach to improving their pre-writing activity

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