BLENDED TECHNOLOGY IN LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES

• Main Author: Natalia Alexandrovna Kameneva
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Science and Innovation Center Publishing House 2013-11-01
• Series: Sovremennye Issledovaniâ Socialʹnyh Problem
• Subjects: distance education technologies, the blended model of learning, distance learning, information and communication technologies, webinar, blog, forum, video conferencing, chat, intercultural competences
• Online Access: http://journal-s.org/index.php/sisp/article/view/1183
• ISSN: 2218-7405

<p>This article analyzes the use of information technologies in the context of a blended technology approach to learning foreign languages in higher education institutions. Distance learning tools can be categorized as being synchronous (webinar, video conferencing, case-technology, chat, ICQ, Skype, interactive whiteboards) or asynchronous (blogs, forums, Twitter, video and audio podcasts, wikis, on-line testing). Sociological and psychological aspects of their application in the educational process are also considered.</p><p><strong><strong><strong>DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.12731/2218-7405-2013-8-41">http://dx.doi.org/10.12731/2218-7405-2013-8-41</a></strong></strong></strong></p>