The role of multimedia technologies in teaching foreign languages in an international context

Abstract

Relevance. The research on the impact of multimedia technologies on international educational environments is primarily driven by the constant change in pedagogical strategies and the improvement of technical equipment that accompanies the educational process.Purpose. The study aims to analyse the peculiarities of the use, role and effectiveness of multimedia technologies in modern education on the example of the experience of different countries.Methodology. The comparative and contrastive, pedagogical, analytical and synthetic methods were used in this study. Based on the analysis of various educational environments, the following conclusions were drawn phonetic competence was developed through animated videos, presentations, and video and audio applications, lexical skills were developed through presentations, games, video and audio materials, web applications, grammatical and syntactic competences required the use of audio and video materials.Results. Among the multimedia learning tools mentioned were applications: VLC Media Player, KMPlayer, GOM Player � for playing audio content, Moho, Boom Harmony, FlipaClip � for creating animations, Google Slides, Prezi, Microsoft PowerPoint � for creating presentations. In the international context, the most commonly used applications are Duolingo: Language Lessons, Babbel � Learn Languages, AnkiDroid Flashcards, Quizlet: AI-powered Flashcards, and Memrise: speak a new language. According to the American experience, the greatest impact of multimedia use was on the development of phonetic, grammatical, and lexical skills. From the point of view of the French experience, the highest level of growth was recorded in information comprehension skills, followed by vocabulary, writing skills and argumentation.Conclusions. Based on the Indian and Thai experience, it can be concluded that the growth in language skills was about 50%. This work can be used to analyse pedagogical experience in an international context, to build educational strategies for learning foreign languages through the use of multimedia, and to identify the main criteria that contribute to the improvement of language skills.