Formation of the Digital Environment in the Process of Teaching the Discipline "Business English" for Students of Higher Education

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30929/2307-9770.2022.10.02.08

Paper Language: ENG

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Abstract

The actuality of our research can be proven with the fact that digitization has no doubt changed our education system, but we cannot say that it has diminished the value of our old time classroom learning. The best part about the digitization of foreign languages education in the 21st century is that it is combined with the aspects of both classroom learning and online learning methods. Walking hand in hand both act as a support system to each other, which gives a stronghold to our modern students. To add, digitization in foreign languages education has also proved to be the right method for saving resources. Online examination platforms have restricted the frivolous usage of paper. In the framework of our study we have identifies such sufficient techniques in learning Business English as: Online Courses, Online exams, Digital textbooks, Animation, Accumulation of Students on the Same Platform, Online Resources: Connecting Students with their Educators, Internet: Making Digitization Possible, Administrative Activities, Crosswords/Virtual Crosswords, Seize the Keywords, Roleplaying, Charades, Twenty Questions, Task-Based Online Learning. During research we have noticed that there is no consensus in academia on the effectiveness and the appropriateness of the use of gaming activities in teaching or learning Business English. However, we consider it expedient and relevant use of them is able to increase motivation to study Business English language. We have identified the following benefits of using on line resources during study Business English: increases interest and motivates to perform tasks; immerses in Business English environment; stimulates the ability to work independently; promotes development critical thinking, memory, attention; forms foreign language competence in auditioning and socio-cultural competence; activates the desire to communicate in English when discussing the revised; provides an opportunity to form realistic and modern situations for discussion; allows use a wide range of exercises and various forms of work at the stages of previewing and post viewing; higher education learners learn to understand nonverbal communication and enrich your active and passive conversational vocabularies language. The research concluded that all on line measures developed to improve foreign language training of the discipline Business English are developed by teachers of the department of foreign languages and teaching methods of foreign languages, graduation proposals are to taken into account by language departments. We hope that the results will develop further steps in optimization of foreign language training in blended learning and distance education.

Keywords

digital space, pedagogical technologies, educational system, foreign language education, digital educational environment, information and digital competence, communication in foreign languages, foreign language communicative competence, information and communication technologies, digital media

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