USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FORMATION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCE

Abstract

This article discusses the need to use information technologies and resources in the process of forming foreign language communication of University students. Disadvantages of formation of foreign language competence in independent work of students are revealed. Methods of using various Internet resources and information technologies are proposed. Communicative competence is considered as a broad term that includes not only the structural features of the language, but also its social, pragmatic and contextual features.

With the development of cultural and economic ties between countries and peoples, the role of learning foreign languages increases. Every year the demand for specialists who speak foreign languages increases. One of the most important areas in the development of education today is the use of a competence-based approach. We are talking about the formation of skills and abilities related to the practical application of a person’s communication abilities, cultural, social and informational competencies. This issue is widely discussed in the scientific and pedagogical literature, but the cognitive approach prevails in higher education institutions, and students have to memorize a large amount of information instead of developing the basic competencies necessary for successful activities. A modern specialist is required not only to speak a foreign language, but also to be able to effectively apply it in the field of everyday and professional communication.