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Особливості організації дистанційного навчання студентів-філологів
Peculiarities of Distant Learning Organization for Philology Students

Author(s): Violetta Ulishchenko
Subject(s): Education, Communication studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Wyższej Szkoły Gospodarki Euroregionalnej im. Alcide De Gasperi w Józefowie
Keywords: distant learning; mini-modules; interactive tables; philology students; foreign languages; case study

Summary/Abstract: In the article the views of V. Bykov, N. Morze, V. Kukharenko have been elucidated in reference to organizational principles of distance interactive format of studying subjects at a higher educational institution on the basis of different platforms for placing educational material – Moodle, A Tutor, Prometheus.Purpose: To analyze how under conditions of limited contact hours and tendencies of ecouranging students’ independent work a high-quality interaction between participants of educational process in a network can be organized.Methods: During the research methods of developmental teaching, methods of analysis, synthesis, comparison, connection, quantitative and qualitative analysis, test and other methods have been used.Conclusions: Up-to-date distant learning is one of the topical and top requested forms of educational interaction between a lecturer and his/her students by means of computer and telecommunication technologies. It gives an opportunity to combine methods used for presentation of educational material (mini-modules containing quintessence of the theoretical meaning with hyperlinks to textbooks, study guides, schemes etc.) with means of student’s independent work (texts for listening and comprehending, video clips, interactive tables and schemes).Distant learning appears to be a deep motivator for individuals’ personal growth as far as it gives an opportunity to differentiate those who are able to organize themselves and work fruitfully from those who are unfortunately not able to. Practice of preparing mini-modules for philology students causes difficulties. As a rule, it is connected with the technicalities, designing of interactive (moving) tables and hyperlinks as well as with the design of mini-modules.

  • Issue Year: 1/2018
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 87-99
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Ukrainian