ON THE USE OF DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING

Abstract

The article highlights the issues of using digital educational resources in teaching a foreign language. The authors explain the relevance of this issue by the globalization processes and, as a result, the increasing requirements for the training of specialists who must possess a variety of competencies. The authors present a detailed review of the scientific works of foreign and domestic researchers who studied the scientific foundations of the information and educational environment, the development of distance education in the world and, in particular, in Kazakhstan. The article discusses the issues of distance technologies for teaching a foreign language, gives recommendations on the introduction of digital educational resources. The authors of the article use descriptive research methods, as well as questioning and ranking. 222 students and 37 teachers took part in the survey, which indicates a large sample. The ranking was based on the Likert scale. Based on the study, the authors came to the conclusion that the ICT competencies of teachers have increased compared to the period before the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. In teaching a foreign language, more teachers began to use certain digital educational resources, but their types do not differ in variety. The article gives recommendations on the motivation of teachers in the development and implementation of DER in the educational process.