DIGITALIZATION IN TEACHING LEXIS AND STUDENTS’ AUTONOMOUS LEARNING

Abstract

The article looks upon the methods of teaching English lexis to higher school students in the modes of autonomous learning. In order to optimize ways of online education and correlate teaching vocabulary with the development of general professional skills a scheme of teacher-students interaction is suggested. The basis of this scheme is online glossaries compilation process seen by the author as a common virtual space for project work. The author considers the content and didactic components of this paradigm of digital education. Theoretical and practical considerations are made to justify the relevance of tasks and their sequencing. The conclusion is that this method of online learning positively influences personal relationships within a group of students, develops soft skills, enhances the subject-specific aspects in language studies, structures knowledge and eliminates the authoritative style in teaching.