Teaching English to non-language faculty students using interactive technologies

Nataliia Yaremenko
Abstract

Perfect knowledge of foreign languages becomes a necessary condition for employment of future specialists, which is associated with constant global integration. Therefore, after graduating from universities, students must speak the language at the B2 level, which is quite a difficult task with a short number of hours devoted to the study of the discipline. One of the means of improving the process of training future specialists in free economic education teachers see in the use of information technology, which allows to modernize traditional methods, significantly expand the educational process, create conditions conducive to independent, exploratory, research activities, increase students' professional interest. Results. As you know, modern pedagogical technologies, the introduction of the latest information technologies, Internet resources can significantly improve the quality of learning and mastering the necessary skills and abilities. Foreign language teachers are united in the fact that the use of interactive technologies during the educational process not only allows to implement a personality-oriented approach to learning, but also provides individualization and differentiation depending on the level of knowledge and skills of the student, his personal qualities. It was found that with the help of interactive technologies it is possible to improve such components of the educational process as: sharing of information-methodical and initial materials, organization and testing of students' independent work, system of assessment and testing of students' knowledge, increasing motivation to learn language. Here are some examples of effective games that help to increase student motivation, namely: "Chain Word", "Sink or Swim", "Noun Attack". It is established that the use of information technology significantly accelerates the process of learning a foreign language, increases interest in the learning process. Conclusion. The use of computer technologies in foreign language learning has become a hallmark of the modern higher education system. The availability of Internet opportunities significantly accelerates the process of learning a foreign language, increases interest in the learning process. But, at the same time, information technology cannot completely replace live communication between teacher and student, so they are only an important learning tool

Keywords

information technologies; English; game; students

Suggested citation
Yaremenko, N. (2020). Teaching English to non-language faculty students using interactive technologies. International Journal of Philology, 11(4), 145-149. https://doi.org/10.31548/philolog2020.04.140
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