Formation of foreign language communicative competence of future foreign language teachers using cloud technologies

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the main possibilities of using cloud technologies in the process of forming the foreign language communicative competence of future foreign language teachers. The authors consider the main approaches to the definition of the concept of foreign language communicative competence, studied the features of the use of media technologies in the learning process, in particular cloud technologies. The advantages of using the Google Classroom platform in the process of learning a foreign language, which is the most common system of cloud-based services used in the educational process in higher education institutions in Russia, are described. A special place in the article is given to the description of the possibilities of using this service in the process of forming foreign language communicative competence. The use of Google services in the educational process not only contributes to the formation of foreign language communicative competence, but also significantly improves and diversifies the educational process, automates the work of the teacher, activates the educational activities of students, increases the level of cognitive activity, creates appropriate conditions for the formation and development of appropriate skills and abilities for them to carry out foreign language communication, improves the assimilation and reproduction of the received information. information. We see the prospect of further research in the creation of an integrated methodological system for the use of cloud technologies, the development of methodological recommendations for teachers, teachers, students of pedagogical educational institutions.