ICT TECHNOLOGIES IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING: MODERN EDUCATIONAL PLATFORMS AS MOTIVATION TOOLS IN LANGUAGE LEARNING

The article analyses the role and importance of the multimedia technology as an essential resource and one of the leading tools of organization of educational process, providing comprehensive training to a foreign language, with undisputable use of traditional forms and techniques. Multimedia technologies are developing rapidly, embracing new areas of everyday life. They fulfil the primary task - maximum boosting of students’ autonomy and improving the quality of this autonomy; teaching them how to make decisions about what, how and when to study. This means two things: "to be able to learn" and have the necessary didactic materials.

The author states the importance of certain computer programs, such as Watch2gether, ViewPure or Safeshare. Multimedia is an undisputable advantage in preparing for workshops and/or scientific conferences as the network is an infinite source of materials, and through the system links, the student is redirected to more and more sources of information: thus, obtaining of knowledge becomes continuous and exciting.

In today's society, knowledge is no longer the property of the teacher only. It is a collective product, and being created from the multimedia by means of synthesis of other prior knowledge, it can be returned to the same multimedia network and be made available to other users. The teacher turns into a conductor and an assistant, whereas the student develops independently.