INTERNET TOOLS USE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY DURING REMOTE LEARNING

Abstract

The article analyzes the implementation of modern internet tools into the foreign language learning process during remote studying process. The paper presents the influence of modern digital technologies on the educational process and its participants concluding the inevitable necessity of using digital tools for effective organization of online study.
Developed in the second half of the 20th century, CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) systems have been successfully used in the language learning environment. Providing teachers and learners with some obvious benefits like better personalization, higher motivation and automation, early CALLs demanded a lot of resources and were quite complicated in developing, installing and using. With the technological progress and emerging of the Internet, these systems evolved into modern digital user-friendly tools turning conventional learning process into entertainment environment.
Modern web based learning systems has provided the unlimited possibilities for learners and teachers alike. Language learners can design their own studying process by choosing a school, a place, time, and pace for their study. New technologies have benefited teachers greatly providing them with effective tools for creating, storing and delivering their studying materials. The benefits and drawbacks of the modern internet-tools for developing different language skills as well as for summative and formative assessment has been analyzed in the paper.