USING YOUTUBE VIDEO HOSTING RESOURCES FOR ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (ESP) TRAINING FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS

Author(s): Marunevich O.V.

Rubric: Methods and technologies of training and education

DOI: 10.21777/2500-2112-2022-4-42-50

Release: 2022-4 (41)

Pages: 42-50

Keywords: digital technologies, pedagogical technologies, English for special purposes, YouTube platform, communication skills, listening skills, professionally oriented vocabulary

Annotation: Despite the controversy surrounding the advantages and disadvantages of digitalization of modern education, innovative pedagogical technologies introduced into the educational process of higher education really contribute to improving the quality of education and developing students’ motivation, including when teaching foreign languages. This article analyzes the features of the use of YouTube video resources in classes on the discipline “English for Specific Purposes (ESP)” at a technical university. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that YouTube is the world’s largest video hosting service, containing millions of hours of educational content, as well as a poor knowledge of the possibilities of its application in domestic pedagogy. It is shown that the systematic use of YouTube videos in ESP classes contributes to the replenishment of students’ vocabulary with professionally-oriented vocabulary, improvement of communication and listening skills, formation of sustainable motivation to master a foreign language. Having many advantages, YouTube, however, is not without its shortcomings, also listed in the work.

Bibliography: Marunevich O.V. USING YOUTUBE VIDEO HOSTING RESOURCES FOR ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES (ESP) TRAINING FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS // Education Resources and Technologies. – 2022. – № 4 (41). – С. 42-50. doi: 10.21777/2500-2112-2022-4-42-50