TECHNOLOGIES IN LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Olena Habelko (Kropyvnytskyi) Ukraine
The 21st century, is bringing about changes to the traditional teaching of language. The use of computer technology in teaching in our time is of great importance, thanks to its new possibilities [3; 6]In language teaching and learning, we have a lot to choose from the world of technology: Radio, TV, CD Rom, Computers, the Internet, Electronic Dictionary, Email, Blogs and Audio Cassettes, Power Point, Videos, DVD’s. We have witnessed a revolution due to onset of technology. This rapid rising and development of information technology has offered a better pattern to explore the new teaching model. As a result technology plays a very important role in English teaching. Applying innovative technologies to foreign language lessons has a number of advantages compared with other information technology training, as they allow: to improve the process of organic combination of traditional forms and methods of education with innovation; implement training, information, games, modeling, design and analysis functions; general didactic perform such principles as the visibility, accessibility, difficulty feasible, system, transition from education to self-education, positive emotional background of training, between theory and practice.
It is true that these technologies have proved successful in replacing the traditional teaching. The new era assigns new challenges and duties on the modern teacher. The tradition of English teaching has been drastically changed with the remarkable entry of technology. Technology provides so many options as making teaching interesting and also making teaching more productive in terms of improvements. Technology is one of the most significant drivers of both social and linguistic change. David Graddol [1] states that technology lies at the heart of the globalization process; affecting education work and culture.
The introduction of new information and communication technologies is expanding access to education, open education system generates, change the representation of qualified characteristics, which must have a modern graduate [2; 1].
It’s proved that multimedia technology plays a positive role in promoting activities and initiatives of student and teaching effect in English class. Technological innovations have gone hand - in - hand with the growth of English and are changing the way in which we communicate. It is fair to assert that the growth of the internet has facilitated the growth of the English language and that this has occurred at a time when computers are no longer the exclusive domains of the dedicated few, but rather available to many. With this there has been a very significant proliferation of literature regarding the use of technology in teaching English language. Mostly these writings accept technology as the most essential part in teaching. In a sense, a tendency to emphasize on inevitable role of technology in pedagogy to the extent of obliterating human part of teacher by technology part has been very dominant. And as a result if we neglect or ignore technological developments they will continue and perhaps we will never be able to catch up, irrespective of our discipline or branch. For this reason it is important for language teachers to be aware of the latest and best equipment and to have a full knowledge of what is available in any given situation.
Multimedia teaching stresses the role of students, and enhances the importance of “interaction” between teachers and students. A major feature of multimedia teaching is to train and improve students’ ability to listen and speak, and to develop their communicative competence. During this process, the teacher’s role as a facilitator is particularly prominent. Using multimedia in context creation creates a good platform for the exchange between teachers and students, while at the same time providing a language environment that improves on the traditional classroom teaching model. In this way, teachers in the classroom no longer blindly input information and force students to receive it in a passive way.
The use of modern tools such as news programs and web-based technologies, as well as cooperative learning and project methodology allow us to solve this problem. So, as an internet source that can come to the aid of foreign language teachers in the organization of independent work may include broadcast, interactive and search online resources where you can get informative information, training materials and conditions conducive to the formation of professional competence of future specialists
The issue of integration of the Internet in education and, in particular, its application in the teaching of foreign languages is now quite relevant. At the moment, the majority of schools and universities in the country are equipped with multimedia rooms of the English language. These rooms have a computer, projector and interactive whiteboard. Thus, the combination of traditional teaching methods of language learning and the new will ensure a higher level of learning.
Multimedia has its own features such a s visibility and liveliness. During the process of multimedia English teaching, sounds and pictures can be set together, which enhances the initiative of both teachers and students, When using multimedia software, teachers can use pictures and images to enrich the content of classes, and also imagine different contexts in the process of producing teaching courseware, Students in the class can use multimedia to understand the class in a clear way.
Along with the positive aspects, there are negative trends affecting the massive creation and introduction of multimedia technology in the learning process. These include: 1) lack of readiness of the existing education system to make active use of multimedia technologies and their integration in the educational process and its organization on the basis of these technologies; 2) lack of qualified developers; 3) the lack of a developed methodology of multimedia technologies; 4) lack of funds for the creation and widespread adoption of multimedia technologies; 5) The device is not designed evaluation. In order to introduce multimedia technologies in learning process necessary in the first place, the conditions for pedagogically and methodologically sound application of multimedia technologies [2; 120].
References:
1. Graddol David English Next. – British Council, 2006 – 132 p.
2. Huzhaniyasova H. Innovative technologies and the teaching of foreign languages // Молодой ученый. – 2016. – №12.4. – С. 117-120.
3. Jumanova L, Tulegenova M (2015). Innovative Technologies in Learning Foreign Languages. In Young Scientist USA, Vol. 2 Auburn, WA: Lulu Press. – P.66
