Didactic and methodical functions of chatbots in teaching foreign language grammar to non-linguistic students

Abstract

Importance. Digitalization is penetrating many areas of our lives and providing new opportunities and solutions. At the same time, higher education institutions prepare students to work in a professional sphere that increasingly utilizes advanced technological tools. Consequently, the integration of technology into education is essential in terms of preparing a highly qualified specialist in a particular industry. Materials and Methods. The material of the research is the analysis of scientific literature: theoretical and practical researches of innovative applications in English language teaching. The empirical method is applied in order to identify didactic and methodical functions of chatbots in the framework of differentiated teaching of students of foreign language grammar in technical universities. Result and Discussion. The didactic functions of chatbots in a context of English language teaching are formulated: a) accessibility; b) possibility of personalized learning; c) possibility of adaptive learning; d) possibility of interval learning; e) creation of mentally safe learning environment; f) multifunctionality; g) development of 21st century skills. Methodical functions of chatbot applications are concretized: a) possibility to form language skills of learners’ speech; b) possibility to develop foreign language speech activity skills. Conclusion. Modern technologies can optimize the educational process, making it more accessible, interactive and individualized. In addition, chat systems can be a useful tool to improve the productivity of teaching English grammar within the framework of differentiated learning of non-linguistic students in the conditions of self learning activity.