The issue of distance learning is very important at present. Herewith, learning of a foreign language is practically oriented, which causes difficulties upon conversion to distance learning. The main tool of implementation of distance learning is the use of information and communication technologies (ICT). The use of these technologies for educational targets is not a novelty, though, under conditions of distance learning, the ICT is nearly the only tool to organize learning. This article is devoted to the analysis of potentials of WEB 2.0 services for learning of a foreign language. The study is aimed at revealing possibilities to apply WEB 2.0 services for efficient implementation of interactive forms of learning of a foreign language in distance mode. The formulated target was achieved using the following methods: continuous sampling method for collection of actual material; comparative method to compare functionality of WEB 2.0 services and demands for implementation of interactive forms of learning. Generalization and systematization were selected to reveal the types of WEB 2.0 services. During the studies the types of WEB 2.0 services have been revealed characterized by the highest potential to implement interactive forms of learning. Among these types, the highest potential is demonstrated by the services for meetings and universal services; field-specific services allow to create jointly various types of content for further use during online meetings and for interaction on universal services. The novelty of the obtained results has ben stipulated by specificity of analysis criterion: the educational potential of WEB 2.0 services was studied not in whole but exactly for implementation of interactive forms of learning of a foreign language in distance mode.

The aim of the study is to reveal the typical social and psychological opportunities and limitations of distance learning via the Internet. The study of scientific-methodical and pedagogical literature on the problem of social and psychological opportunities and limitations in distance learning in higher education institutions were used. The article presents the views of scholars on the theoretical aspects of social and psychological opportunities and limitations of distance education of university students. Different aspects of students' attitude to distance learning in the conditions of coronavirus pandemic spreading have been described based on a survey of humanities students. Based on the results of the research, three groups of opportunities and limitations of distance education of students ― pedagogical, information-technological, and psychological ― as well as their content have been identified.  

This article deals with the issues of matching pragmatic potential with information content of titles and subtitles in newspaper articles, specific features of their syntactic structure and the pragmatic significance of choosing certain linguistic means. The article analyzes the quantity of explicit and implicit information, contained in titles and subtitles, features of presenting information (repetition, addition of details, understatement, ambiguity, use of words with a bright connotative meaning, etc.)that is exploring the means used to realize the main pragmatic purpose of newspaper titles and subtitles-to attract readers' attention, arouse their interest, intrigue them and, as a result, to encourage the audience to read the article. A comprehensive analysis of titles and subtitles also allows us to examine the possibilities of their reciprocal matching, used in the modern French press to enhance the integrity of the newspaper article structure and the pragmatic effect of its influence on readers. The analysis is based on newspaper titles and subtitles of the modern French press, united by the theme of the Winter Olympic Games 2018, namely the problem of Russian athletes facing doping allegations and the possibility of their participation in the Olympic Games.