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Application of ICT tools in teaching American English for Computer Science Students in the Context of Global Challenges

EasyChair Preprint 4368

11 pagesDate: October 11, 2020

Abstract

The article deals with the urgent issue of American English learning for IT-professionals under challenging conditions of the changeable economic situation in the world. Some statistical data on global education trends and its analysis are given to confirm the topicality of the problem. State-of-the-art trends in foreign language teaching in the context of global challenges are presented. It is stated that informal education environments, distant learning platforms, virtual reality environments, artificial intelligence applications and collaboration platforms are to be mastered by Ukrainian undergraduates. Certain peculiarities of choosing and studying British and American English course by students of IT-specialities at three Ukrainian universities are given: the course choice procedure, the reasons for course preference, and the syllabus content. The best technologies, applications and tools for classroom activities and independent learning are substantiated, specific examples of their application for British and American English course learning are presented. The transferability of the skills inculcated in the course participants through implementation of the certain tools is founded.

Keyphrases: American English, IT professionals, foreign language

BibTeX entry
BibTeX does not have the right entry for preprints. This is a hack for producing the correct reference:
@booklet{EasyChair:4368,
  author    = {Svitlana Symonenko and Nataliia Zaitseva and Margaryta Vynogradova and Viacheslav Osadchyi and Andrii Sushchenko},
  title     = {Application of ICT tools in teaching American English for Computer Science Students in the Context of Global Challenges},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 4368},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2020}}
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