INFORMATION AND DIGITAL COMPETENCE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS AS A KEY DEMAND OF NEW UKRAINIAN SCHOOL

Abstract

The use of information and communication technologies in the educational process today is one of the main tools for ensuring the success of New Ukrainian School. The importance of introducing modern ICT into the educational process is due to the need to the formation of the information and digital competence of foreign language teachers, which is recognized as one of the key competencies. It reflects the research topicality. The article is devoted to the problem of forming one of the important competences of foreign language teachers - information and digital.The purpose of the article is an analysis of the use of information and communication technologies by foreign language teacher and their influence on the formation of information and digital competence. To achieve the purpose the general theoretical scientific methods are used such as analysis, synthesis and systematization of researchers’ works where the problem of the information and digital competence is described; logical-systemic, problem-targeted, comparative analyses as for theoretical basics of the peculiarities of ICT using. There are some research results. The competence approach concept in the educational process at a current stage of educational sphere reformation was revealed. The main functions of information and communication technology using in the educational process and possibilities of its successful using were mentioned. The ICT tools classification according to their application in teachers’ activity was proposed. The formation of information and digital competence in foreign languages future teachers, as a core component in current educational process was indicated. The article contains the characteristics of skills necessary for the successful formation of information-digital competence and a set of activities for teaching foreign languages with the help of ICT. The particular attention was paid to the ICT using at foreign languages classes that gives new opportunities to pupils, as well as supports teachers to solve some didactic tasks. The ways of ICT using according to the need of the specific lesson were presented. Also the advantages and disadvantages of ICT using at foreign language lessons were discussed.