Abstract
In the emerging digital era it is difficult to train highly-skilled, competent specialists without the use of information and communication technology (ICT). The use of ICT in education increases the motivation to learn, stimulates cognitive activity and independent work, facilitates information exchange, enables interactive communication between teachers and students, and improves learning outcomes. This paper reviews the literature regarding the use of ICTs in education, explores their advantages and challenges, and surveys first-year students at the Institute of Non-Destructive Testing, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University to determine their attitude toward ICT in foreign language learning.
Highlights
Due to global competition, a university graduate of today must possess the specific knowledge and skills needed for his chosen profession, but he must be capable of critical and innovative thinking, and he must be familiar with current software products
The inclusion of information and communication technology (ICT) in higher education creates an open, authentic learning environment, extends educational opportunities, teaches students how to deal with large amounts of information, and provides more autonomy over the learning process
Teachers serve as facilitators; they must be aware of a wide variety of available materials so they can recommend multimedia and other resources effectively, and know how to best deploy them to meet the needs of students [16,17,18,19,20]
Summary
A university graduate of today must possess the specific knowledge and skills needed for his chosen profession, but he must be capable of critical and innovative thinking, and he must be familiar with current software products. Universities strive to use creative and innovative teaching approaches to teach both theoretical and practical knowledge, maximize students’ intellectual potential, and train specialists to be able to perform professional tasks and compete in the labour market. In addition to traditional teaching methods and approaches, information and communication technology (ICT) has become a critical tool for engineering training. ICTs include hardware and software, Internet resources, communication technologies, multimedia tools, etc. They expand the learning environment and the range of learning experiences, promote active learning, present the use of the Internet as a critical information resource and offer a wealth of learning online services, courses, and resources
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