Senior lecturer Burdakova E.L.,

Shestopalova Y.I.

Donetsk National University of Economics and Trade named after Mikhail Tugan-Baranovsky

Using information technologies for teaching English at higher educational establishments of Ukraine

Modern tendencies in teaching foreign languages are connected both with the radical changing of methodological paradigm and with the technical and technological update of teaching process, that is expressed in the intensive introducing new facilities of teaching in particular computer programs. With development of computer technologies new ways and possibilities of getting knowledges were opened. The last achievements in the sphere of high-tech open wide possibilities for further perfection of educational process and for iproviding it with new-quality basis. Lately the question of new information technologies application for teaching foreign languages at higher educational establishments is touched upon more frequently. They are not only new hardware but also new teaching forms and methods, approach to the teaching process. That is why using information systems and technologies in the process of teaching foreign languages at higher educational establishments of Ukraine is actual at the modern stage of development.

The questions of development and using new computer technologies in the sphere of teaching English at higher educational establishments of Ukraine were widely researched in the works of such scientists, as V.N. Darmodekhin, P.V. Konanykhin, T.S. Komarov, Yu.G. Kruglov, I.I. Legostaev, G.P. Skamnickiy.

The aim of this research is to explore new possibilities of using information technologies in teaching English at higher educational establishments of Ukraine, and also analysis of the ways and facilities of organizing computer teaching of foreign languages at higher educational establishments.

Modern computer technologies are widely used in teaching almost all courses. The use of information technologies at English lessons is a necessary condition for developing interest to the language and computer technologies due to the expansion of computers and information science application. In the process of teaching foreign languages new information technologies are used at higher educational establishments of Ukraine. They are cameras, audio equipment, computer technology, video equipment, overhead projection devices, scanners, printers, CD equipment, multimedia computer, Internet, multimedia textbook - almost any device that can access, present, manipulate and communicate words, sounds and images to enable us to create meaning. [2]. It makes possible the perfection of mechanisms of the system of education management, and also creation of the methodical systems of teaching oriented to the development of intellectual potential of students. Active work is conducted to elaborate and introduce computer tests on the studied foreign languages (in our case it is English).

There are two kinds of reasons for using computer technology in English. First there are benefits to teachers and students from including computer technology in any learning area. For students this technology can be very motivational, it can help them to produce excellent published work and also can be the source of a significant amount of reading material. For teachers this technology can allow for the easy production, storage and retrieval of prepared materials such as certificates and work required sheets, can free up communication with other teachers. Informational technologies help teachers to find information easily, assisting good teaching but not replace it.

Secondly, there are the challenges and opportunities presented by computer technology that make it an increasingly important part of English in particular.

Analyzing questions about the use of information technologies in teaching English, it is possible to select some aspects of using computer technologies at higher educational establishments of Ukraine.

1. Using prepared multimedia products and computer teaching systems. This direction is most widespread in the sphere of teaching English with the help of using information technologies. The computer programs for studying English are based on the use of the prepared multimedia educational courses that offer exercises for fixing of studied phonetic, grammatical and lexical materials.

2. Creation of own multimedia presentations. In the process of teaching English there is a problem connected with rather difficult and sometimes impossible selection and application of necessary visual aids at seminars or lectures. For solution of these problems such a computer program is used as Microsoft PowerPoint supplied in the package of software of Microsoft Office.

3. The use of information technologies in extracurricular work. Foremost, it implies the development of different projects, reports, lectures, using different methods and games, editing institute newspaper in English. During such work students use different informational resources: electronic encyclopedias, multimedia-programs, searching systems of the Internet [1, p. 14].

4. Using Internet and e-mail.

Experience shows that the use of computers for English lessons at higher educational establishments of Ukraine considerably promotes intensity of educational process. During the computer teaching much more amount of material is mastered than it was while using traditional methods of teaching. It is necessary to notice that introduction of information technologies in the educational process does not eliminate the use of traditional methods of teaching, and harmoniously combines them at all stages of teaching: acquaintance, training, application, control [1, p. 15].

Thus, analyzing the peculiarities of the introduction of the computer systems and technologies process at higher educational establishments of Ukraine, it is possible to make a conclusion that the use of information technologies allows not only to promote teaching efficiency but also to stimulate students to the further independent learning of English.

List of the used literature:

1. Gavrilov B.V. Pluses and minuses of the computer-controlled teaching foreign languages // Foreign languages at school.-2006.- № 4.- P.13-15

2. http: //virtlab.ioso.ru/method.htm.