Innovation in Language Learning

The article describes digital tools used in practical English classes. The recent global events such as COVID-19 has proved the humanity how important online education is. When the most educational arena is shifting to online learning, digital tools play a huge role for creating learning content, electronic educational resources and distance learning courses. In practical English classes, digital tools are used to prepare lessons and teaching materials, create tests to assess the knowledge acquired, as well as to record audio and video materials for listening. The author presents various types of work for the formation of skills in all kinds of speech activities (reading, writing, listening, speaking) and identifies the advantages of digital tools (Google Classroom, YouTube, Padlet, Mentimeter, Edpuzzle, Calameo, Quizlet). The considered digital tools help to create interactive tasks online, develop new pedagogical approaches to the organization of the learning process, objectively assess knowledge and continuously monitor the results of the study group, to exchange information and tasks between students and teachers, to simplify the process of preparing for classes.

Keywords: digital tools, teaching English, distance learning, online, e-learning