Media Еducation and Internet Technologies in the Process of English as a Foreign Language Teaching

Abstract

Today millions worldwide are Internet subscribers. It is easy to have the Internet connection everywhere: in different educational and social settings, coffee shops, public transport, shops, classrooms etc. This article attempts to investigate the usage of the Internet and Internet technologies in the process of teaching English as a foreign language, as at present to go with the times it is impossible for a teacher to neglect the interests and requirements of his students. We admit several problems with the traditional system of education: you need to pay thousands of dollars per term to attend a prestigious school or University. But today you not always need to leave you home for studying - online learning has to be the greatest revolution in contemporary education. It is obvious that lifelong learning via the tools we describe in the article must now be a part of everyone’s career plans. In modern job market, taking online courses help workers remain competitive and they don’t need to take time off from their jobs to do this. Here we describe media education and its different aspects: network society, IT platforms and Virtual Learning Environment as alternative, easy, interesting and convenient methods of teaching.