Learning Grammar of a Foreign Language (English) using Multimedia Technologies

Abstract

Exploring ways of learning foreign language grammar using video content in secondary education is relevant because most research focuses on other educational levels and rarely takes into account student and teacher assessments. In addition, the vast majority of studies deal with the theoretical aspects of foreign language grammar learning at school. Accordingly, there is a need for empirical studies that focus more on secondary education and the nature of teachers and students' perceptions of such issues. This determined the relevance of the article. The aim of the study is to establish the effectiveness of the use of audiovisual materials as a tool for learning a foreign language. As a result, was determined the assessment of teachers and students' feasibility of introducing video content in the process of learning grammar of a foreign (English) language. The main methods in the study were methods of experiment and interviewing; also, the method of questioning was used. The main hypothesis is that the introduction of video content as teaching material for learning foreign languages is an effective method of teaching, positively evaluated by all participants in the educational process. The results of the study show that the introduction of films as teaching material in the educational process contributes to the teacher's willingness to use video content for their lessons, the understanding of all participants in the educational process of the benefits of using audio-visual materials is improved; the performance increases. Increasing the level of methodological skill and awareness gained through personal experience encourages improvement of the learning process, awareness of the need to use the completely rich arsenal of modern methods and forms of language teaching. In the future perspective is the study that the use of audio-visual content as didactic material is not only a means of learning a language, but also a factor in improving critical thinking skills, a sense of social justice, awareness of art, in particular, history of the culture.

Evaluating Interactive Video Utilization in English for Tourism Business Class

“…Moreover, it needs to emphasize more specific environments, situations, and scenarios in which the language is implemented (Hovorun et al, 2021).…”

“…In English language education, the video becomes one of the expected learning media utilized in the classroom. The utilization of the video is viewed as positive enforcement for students since it could provide an authentic context of language use (Hovorun et al, 2021). It becomes authentic material that the teacher can use to teach language expressions in honest communication (Mohamed et al, 2021), such as movies, films, or short videos.…”