The main objective of the current research project was to obtain a comprehensive understanding of how Facebook groups targeted at language teachers can be used as a source of professional learning. Building upon data collected since 2018, the main data sources used in the current study were: 1) an in-depth online observation of a Facebook group which predominantly consists of members who are language teachers using technology for teaching purposes; 2) a questionnaire distributed to language teachers on Facebook; and 3) interviews with some of the questionnaire respondents. The findings illustrated that many language teachers around the world were using Facebook groups to enhance their professional knowledge and skills. Since the study took place during the ongoing pandemic, the study also sheds light on the reality of how language teachers, including those who were forced to teach online without little or no technical training, were utilising Facebook groups during a pandemic. In times of a pandemic, the demand for the Facebook groups appeared to be even greater since language teachers were able to connect with like-minded teachers without the need for in-person interactions.

The main results were presented at EUROCALL 2021, an international conference on Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL).