Sovremennye Issledovaniâ Socialʹnyh Problem (Sep 2018)

IMPROVING THE LEARNING OF PROFESSIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION SKILLS THROUGH ONLINE TECHNOLOGY

  • Ksenia Viktorovna Nevolina,
  • Elizaveta Vasilievna Podkamennaya,
  • Svetlana Anatolievna Fetisova

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12731/2218-7405-2018-5-102-113
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 5
pp. 102 – 113

Abstract

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Purpose. The purpose of the research is to systematize theoretical and practical aspects of implementing online technologies into the process of teaching ESP communication skills to students of non-linguistic universities. Data and methods of research. The research methodology is based on theoretical and practical methods. The method of analysis and generalization, as well as the logic method are used to summarize theoretical developments in the sphere of innovative approaches to teaching foreign languages. The practical part of the study is based on the methods of observation and experiment. Results. In the study, the authors present their technology of teaching to organize and conduct webinars in English, based on the analysis of scientific works devoted to interactive forms of teaching. The effectiveness of the technology was experimentally proved. Contribution and conclusion. Practical relevance of the research shows webinars as a cross functional interactive learning technology where students host the online event developing their professional skills. The results of the study can be valuable for both higher school teachers and students and can be used for further development of innovative forms of interactive learning.

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