“Филологические науки”/1.Методика
преподавания языка и литературы
Gevorkyan Sonya
Poltava University of Economics and Trade, Ukraine
The
Role of Internet Resources in the Process of Studying Foreign Languages
As Nelson Mandela
said: «If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his
head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart». It means that nowadays studying
languages is very important for those who want to survive.
In modern
society, the most promising and popular teaching techniques in teaching foreign
languages are Internet-based
technologies that have become an integral part of the learning process
throughout the world. Many programs for higher education include the use of the
Internet in the educational process that not only develops the students'
cognitive activity, but also increases their motivation to study foreign
languages.
The use of
information technology leads to the coping with the age, temporal, and spatial
barriers and provides an opportunity to learn throughout their lives. Internet
helps to build skills in speaking, as well as learning vocabulary and grammar,
gives students the opportunity to communicate with real interlocutors on actual
topics, creates the conditions for obtaining the necessary information held
anywhere in the world: regional studies material news from the lives of young
people , articles from newspapers and magazines, etc. It should be noted that,
despite the shortage of free time, students are able to spend the whole night
at the computer, experiencing positive emotions in this case. This special
diligence in front of a monitor can be efficiently used in the educational
process, but, of course, without harming to their health.
The teacher can
use the Internet as a source of additional materials in preparation for the
lesson. Materials can be printed and used in class. Of course, this way is only
part of the Internet resources. The most effective power of the Internet
revealed when it is used in the student audience.
Now the students
who are acquainted with the technique and computer, quite easily go to the
study of foreign languages in
the computer environment. For example, students can use computer programs recommended
by the teacher. Then they refine these skills by using online resources, where
they look for the needed information and literature in foreign language.
Another type of
work is using the youth sites of communication, e-mail. Communication with
peers in a foreign language helps students to understand better the mentality
of the representatives of another culture. You can access the electronic
catalog of one of the central libraries of the country the language is spoken,
to enter into correspondence in a foreign language, including references to
find the necessary book or periodical. You can explore the possibilities of an
internship abroad, learning environment in the universities, to carry out
pre-order tickets for the various modes of transport, to know the conditions of
hotel accommodation in the area of the language, etc.
Students may
participate in testing, in quizzes, contests, competitions, organized by the
Internet, participate in videoconferences, etc., and use the Internet to get
information on the latest developments in the world.
Thus, students
are immersed in an artificially created linguistic environment, which they can
use further for independent work. The results should be discussed with the
teacher in class and successfully completed assignments should be collectively
analyzed, as well as failures and mistakes of students.
However, the use
of Internet resources in the learning process requires the preparation of
teachers. Now a teacher of foreign languages should be able to navigate the vast amount of Internet resources that
provide the mastery of a foreign language in the unity of the culture of its
speakers, and largely facilitate the work of teachers and increase the
effectiveness of the educational process.
The teacher
should choose such methods of teaching foreign languages to enable each student to show their activity, their creativity. The
task of the teacher is to enhance the cognitive activity of students in
learning foreign languages. But this is changing his/her position, he/she
ceases to be a center of learning and becoming a consultant and organizer of
the research process, search, information processing to create artistic works.
With the integration of Internet resources in the learning process of students
formed an interest in learning foreign languages, there is a desire to find and learn the necessary information on your
own.
Finally let us
consider the words of Bill Gates: “The Internet is becoming the town square for
the global village of tomorrow“.
References
1. Allan J. (1999), The online learning handbook in developing and using
web based learning. Oxford press.