Theme: internet as a resource for language learning and teaching

Advantages and disadvantage of internet resource in langage learning and teaching.
The Internet creates a unique opportunity for foreign language learners to use authentic texts, listen and communicate with native speakers, i.e. it creates a natural language environment. But how to use it? How can all this fit into a real eeducational process with three hours a week and a very limited amount of language resources in a general education school and somewhat more favorable conditions in linguistic gymnasiums?Let's first recall once again the features of the subject "foreign language", regardless of the opportunities that the Internet offers us, as well as the type of educational institution in which this language is taught.The main goal is the formation of communicative competence, all other goals (educational, educational, developmental) are realized in the process of implementing this main goal. Communicative competence in its modern sense provides for the formation of the ability for intercultural interaction.In our time, it is this goal that is most in demand by any category of students, students studying a foreign language. Even if the further specialization of the graduate is not related to foreign trips, contacts with foreign specialists, the use of the worldwide Internet is becoming an increasingly necessary condition for receiving and transmitting information on anypecialty. Basic information online in English. However, information and subject environments are rapidly developing on the Internet and in other languages. An educated person, who can only be in demand in the conditions of rapidly developing technologies in the developed countries of the world, must have information in his field. Modern means of communication with partners, access to information resources of the Internet require a fairly fluent knowledge of not only computer technology, but also foreign languages. This is a reality to be reckoned with, and perhaps one of the reasons why UNESCO declared the next century the century of polyglots. The priority value in the age of informatization is information. The path to success in many areas is access to information and the ability to work with it, of course, not only in their native language.The specificity of the subject "foreign language" lies in the fact that the leading component of the content of teaching a foreign language is not the basics of science, but methods of activity - teaching various types of speech activity: speaking, listening, reading, writing. In accordance with the psychological theory of activity, learning of any kind of activity occurs in the process of its implementation, actions and operations associated with it. Therefore, in order to teach students various types of speech activity, it is necessary to provide practice to each student in the type of speech activity that he masters in a given period of time. At the heart of the formation of skills in any kind of foreign language speech activity are auditory motor skills. Therefore, the priority in teaching a foreign language belongs to oral exercises. This is the main specificity of the subject and the main difficulty of teaching, especially when it comes to the formation of speaking skills.Another feature of the subject "foreign language" should be borne in mind. It is possible to teach speech activity only in communication, live communication. And for that you need a partner. A computer program, a CD-ROM disk, no matter how interactive they may be, can only provide quasi-communication (that is, communication with a machine, and not with a.Based on my own experience, I came to the conclusion about the huge role of the Internet in learning a foreign language in rural schools and small towns, where it is always difficult to maintain the required level of education. If in big cities students have the opportunity to communicate with native speakers, watch films in the original language, participate in international projects, then in small towns one of the most serious problems of learning a foreign language is the problem of motivation, since “live” communication cannot be out of the question. How easily this problem can be solved with the help of the Internet is clear to everyone: this is e-mail correspondence with schoolchildren from other countries, the creation and implementation of joint telecommunication projects, the ability to read books in the original language, participate in various competitions and olympiads, text and voice chats, publishing children's creative work on educational and art sites and receiving feedback on them from all over the world. At the same time, not an imitation of communication is created, but an interesting, exciting dialogue of two or more cultures takes place, and if the projects affect the regional aspect, then the general knowledge of schoolchildren expands, and interest increases not only in learning a foreign language, but also in other subjects. All students, regardless of age.e of interest to everyone.It is especially interesting to use Internet materials when working on a project. The teacher can search for various, sometimes even contradictory information on the network on a problem that is subject to discussion and research at a given time. Offering such materialsto students in small groups, the teacher can set the task - to select information suitable for the problem under discussion, agree with it, take note in the work on the project, or, on the contrary, challenge it, of course, with reason, which also requires facts, information.
Information and communication technology has affected language instruction in higher education. The advent of the Internet and the wide spread of technology in our life create new opportunities for language learning. Since most of the Internet content is in English, teachers of English gain access to the enormous variety of authentic materials relating to all spheres of life at almost no cost. In our article we will try to propose some suggestions on how to use the Internet in the classroom to enhance learning. Thus there exist different means: English speaking newspapers, magazines and books. One can hardly deny the usefulness of reading in the process of learning. If suited to the students’ level of English, newspaper and magazine articles can be interesting to read and may trigger some in-class discussion, as well as increase students’ cultural awareness. Therefore, electronic newspapers are a great chance for educators and learners, since they are easily accessible and virtually free; The following questions can be discussed at classes: How has the Internet changed your life?; What is your opinion of Facebook?; What is your opinion of “Internet Blog”?; What is in your opinion of “Cyberdemocracy”?; Can the Internet replace regular book?; What is your opinion about the Internet advertising?; What is your opinion about the Internet gambling?; What is your opinion about online games?; What is your prediction for the future of the Internet?; What is the Internet addiction?; What is custom writing on the Internet?; Will the Internet replace TV?; Is the Internet fun?; What is your opinion about the Internet copyright protection?; Will the future of the Internet be written in Chinese? 3) Students can write essays on the following topics: The Internet as a form of communication; The development and future of the Internet; Advantages and disadvantages of the Internet in students’ life; The effects of the Internet; Social networking: Communication revolution or evolution?; Problems and solutions of the Internet piracy; The Internet censorship: pros and cons; Education through the Internet; Pros and cons of music and video downloading; Industry of the Internet information influence; Effects of computer and the Internet on the society; The Internet: what lies ahead?; E-commerce and the Internet marketing. Writing an essay the following tips can be used: Topic / Title should be written. Introduction of Essay: write a few sentences that lead into the main point of your essay; end the paragraph with your thesis statement (3 main points you are going to support): first point in thesis; second point in thesis; third point in thesis. III) Body of Essay Topic One – First Point in Thesis: support your point with either quotations or solid evidence; have at least five sentences. Topic Two – Second Point in Thesis: support your point with either quotations or solid evidence; have at least five sentences. Topic Three – Third Point in Thesis: support your point with either quotations or solid evidence; have at least five sentences. IV) Conclusion: write a few sentences summarizing your essay; restate your thesis and how you proved your point. 4) Internet chat activities. The most motivating chat activities for language students are likely to be ones which include interaction with native speakers. There are a number of ways that students can interact with guests. They can interview guests about themselves, their country, their job, their family, and so on. Students can engage in a debate or discussion about a given topic with the guest. Students can also be interviewed by the guest; 5) E-mail. As many researchers have noted, e-mail extends what one can do in the classroom, since it provides a venue for meeting and communicating in the foreign language outside of class. Because of the nature of e-mail, FL learners do not have to be in a specific classroom at a particular time of day in order to communicate with others in the foreign language. They can log in and write e-mail from the comfort of their own room, from a public library or from a cyber-cafe, and these spatial possibilities increase the amount of time they can spend both composing and reading in the foreign language in a communicative context; 6) Watching video episodes. Teacher can download diverse video depending on a studied topic. There are three basic stages which can be used while working with video at lessons: pre-viewing, while-viewing and after-viewing; 7) Listening to songs. As most teachers find out, students love listening to music in the language classroom. It can also be a teaching tool. Often students hold strong views about music and students who are usually quiet can become very talkative when discussing it. In many cases, the teacher plays a song and leads a discussion on the meaning of the lyrics in a song. This can be effective, but this is just one of the many ways that music or song can lead to a fruitful discussion. On the ground of the above-stated, it can be said that the Internet can bring effective and positive benefits to the process of teaching and learning a foreign language with university students at classes.