FOREIGN EXPERIENCE IN APPLYING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AT PRIMARY SCHOOL ENGLISH LESSONS

Abstract

The article deals with the benefits of using digital technology during English lessons in primary school. The research is devoted to the problem of the use of digital technologies, describes some interactive methods, educational software, and Internet resources in the process of learning English within the primary sector. The growth of globalization of trade and the predominance of English in the media, particularly on the Internet, have been responsible for driving change in language education policy and there is a global trend towards introducing English language teaching into the primary sector. Over the last years, there has been a tremendous shift in the way that users integrate technology into their personal lives. These changes have taken time to filter down into primary education, but slowly teachers have realized the need to adapt their practice in order to reflect the changing nature of technological use in the wider world. The author explores the potential of audio recorders, video conferences, virtual worlds, interactive whiteboards, karaoke, mobile applications, and computer programs, in order to form language skills in students through authentic communication. The introduction of Web 2.0 network services in language education is one of the promising areas of informatization of the educational process, which helps foster a stable communication competence in students under the guidance of an experienced teacher. Innovative technologies can help teachers in a variety of ways, inside the young learner classroom, but also in the home environment and while learners are on the move. The use of educational technologies is very dependent on the instructional context and setting, and meets the individual needs of young learners. Therefore, it is difficult to imagine the modern foreign language teaching and learning without the integrated use of digital technologies in primary school. Creative primary teachers will always be able to see the potential for an idea and are particularly adapted to customising approaches to meet the individual needs of their learners. Digital technologies can be used to develop oral, reading and writing skills when learning a foreign language.