FORMING SKILLS IN STUDENTS’ INDEPENDENT WORK IN ENGLISH CLASSES AS A MEANS OF INCLUDING THEM IN CONTINUOUS SELF-EDUCATION

Abstract

The article considers the specifics of tasks for independent work in teaching a foreign language (English) for students of a non-linguistic university. According to the author, in the era of digitalization, one of the necessary conditions for successful mastering of a foreign language is effective independent educational activity using the Internet. This form of activity contributes to the intensification of the educational process at the university and to ensuring the continuity of education, which is one of the leading trends in Russia and in the world. The article analyzes and provides examples of tasks that are relevant and appropriate for working with the language at the present stage, as well as which help students to realize their individual path and strategies in mastering the language and other professional disciplines at the present time and in the future. Examples of formats for working with text, audio and video stories, as well as activating techniques of case technologies and home reading are given.