Usage of distance technologies in modern educational process (on the examples of foreign languages)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of improving the efficiency of professional training of experts in non-linguistic specialties of economic higher education institutions through the implementation of distance technologies. Essential features of the usage of distance technologies, influencing the choice of specific forms of implementation of a competent approach to the education of students, have been revealed. It is defined that the usage of distance technologies in the educational process aims at transfer of a certain volume of knowledge to students, training to acquire this knowledge independently, applying them for the decision of new cognitive and practical problems; assistance in formation of students’ communicative skills; inculcation to students the ability of research methods usage: gathering of the information, the comprehensive analysis, ability to make conclusions. It is proved that the success and quality of distance learning largely depend on the efficiency of the classes’ organization, a methodological quality of materials and influence on the formation of positive motivation of students to study a foreign language. During our research, a distance learning course “Foreign Language for Specific Purposes” was developed on the basis of the Moodle Internet platform to create positive motivation for students to learn a foreign language. The appropriateness and necessity of using the course in the training process has been described. It is described the usage of web quests in the training of students in non- linguistic specialties. It is analyzed the possibilities of using this technology to provide problem and creative nature in the educational tasks of experts of non-linguistic specialties in the process of studying foreign languages.