Foreign Experience in the Use of Information and Communication Technologies in English for Specific Purposes

Abstract

The article deals with the advantages of using certain digital technologies when learning English for specific purposes. The article is devoted to the problem of information and communication technologies, describes their positive impact during English language classes for specific purposes, and provides some effective digital tools that their students can also use in their work and study, such as Skype, a word processor, e-mail, virtual conference platforms, simulation software, mobile technology and the Internet as a source of authentic material and communication.Additionally, the author examines the potential possibilities of using such a digital tool as Skype, which refers to free software in its basic version, and lists 14 advantages of using information and communication technologies in the process of learning English for specific purposes according to the researcher Butler-Pascoe.The implementation of digital technologies in language education is one of the promising directions of informatization of the educational process, which allows users to gain access to authentic material.Modern information and communication technologies contribute to the active, creative mastery of new material by students, contribute to its presentation at a new, qualitatively higher level. In the organization of the educational process, their integration opens fundamentally new opportunities.The Skype tool is used in various forms for formal and informal language learning. Searching the Skype community platform shows the number of existing language courses, chat groups or conversation clubs.In addition, digital technologies can also provide effective support to the teacher when there is a lack of experience in various aspects of the subject and their use opens up fundamentally new opportunities in the organization of the learning process.
 Keywords: information and communication technologies; digital technologies; Internet; feedback; computer programs; Internet resources; English; digital technologies; English for Specific Purposes; authentic communication.