The possibilities of using distance learning in the professional training of a future foreign language teacher

Tetiana V. Konovalenko; Yurii V. Yivzhenko; Natalia B. Demianenko; Ihor M. Romanyshyn; Yevgeniya S. Yemelyanova

doi:10.21744/lingcure.v5nS2.1423

Authors

Tetiana V. Konovalenko
tkonovalenko6128@tanu.pro
Bogdan Khmelnitsky Melitopol State Pedagogical University, Melitopol, Ukraine
Yurii V. Yivzhenko Institute of Education Content Modernization, Kyiv, Ukraine
Natalia B. Demianenko Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
Ihor M. Romanyshyn Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
Yevgeniya S. Yemelyanova Kharkiv Petro Vasylenko National Technical University of Agriculture, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Keywords:

distance learning course, foreign language, , online learning, teacher training, teaching

Abstract

The study covers the opportunities that distance learning provides for the professional training of the future teacher of a foreign language. The study is based on the authors' experience in participation in two distance courses: the course "Initial Moodle user course" in Ukrainian language and British course "Learning skills and systems". Computer skills and information management skills are studied as an important component of the educational and qualification feature of a bachelor, philologist, teacher of a foreign language and literature. Learning within two distance courses, aspects of different activities, and the use of applications and tools are exemplified. The purpose of the study is to analyses the existing studies on the use of distance learning technology in the professional training of future foreign language teachers, the specific features of this form of learning considering its users, its capabilities, positive and negative aspects and prospects for the development of this subject area. In modern society, there is a need for affordable and high-quality educational services that use the means of new information technologies (MNIT).

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