USING VIDEO IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES

Abstract

The article deals with using video during foreign language classes. It is emphasized that at the present time the use of video has become an important factor in improving the quality of learning foreign languages, a means of increasing motivation and one of the methods of personification of education. The article presents the stages of work on videos and examples of tasks and types of classroom activities, gives recommendations on the use of this or that exercise. Various educational tools for teaching a foreign language and interpreting or translating are mentioned. Brief description of LMS (Learning management System) Moodle is given and the ways of integrating video and the video-based tasks for their further use in the classroom with the help of this system. Other public web platforms and mobile applications that could be used for educational purposes are reported. Results of a survey conducted among students are demonstrated.