Twitter accounts of a sample of language and translation instructors in Saudi Arabia were examined to find out the percentage of language and translation instructors having a twitter account; the number of followers, tweets, pictures, links and date created; issues and topics tweeted; the percentage and types of instructional tweets; the language of communication; types of queries students raise on Twitter; and students and instructors' views on the advantages and shortcomings of instructor-student communication via Twitter. It was found that instructors mainly use Twitter for making announcements. Some tweet language learning tips and links for the students. Retweets and queries by participating students are very few. Announcements are tweeted in Arabic; whereas English is used for course-related issues and language learning tips. The students find instructor Twitter accounts significant and useful. Results of the quantitative and qualitative analyses of the instructors' Twitter accounts together with student and instructor views are reported in detail.