Experience of using distance learning tools in ESP instruction at technical university: a case of Ukraine

Abstract

The research was aimed to analyze students’ attitudes towards distance ESP learning in respect to its utility, attractiveness, accessibility, motivational potential, educational value and future prospects. For that purpose a survey of bachelor and master degree students of a technical university in Ukraine was used which focused on features of distance learning that were important for them as adult learners. The students’ positive estimation of remote ESP teaching with the use of MOOC, Zoom, Classtime and MyGrammarLab tools permitted us to conclude that this instruction mode can promote learning efficiency due to a number of its features: high accessibility, flexibility and convenience of learning, provision of opportunities for language acquisition, development of autonomous learning skills, preparation for future career, advancement in the use of technologies.