Teaching history of English online
Abstract
The article focuses on the description of teaching the subject «History of the English Language» in conditions of distance education.The relevance of the problem lies in the fact that today there is a lack of the research combined with teaching the subject «History of the English Language» in conditions of distance education. Currently, interest in the English language and its history is growing. The subject of the research is the description of the possible ways teaching university students the History of the English Language. The aim of the article is to reveal the existing problems of teaching the subject «History of the English Language» on-line amoпg university students. The article suggests the ways of teaching Old English using video lectures and the platform Moodle, gives the examples of written tasks. The article deals with the problem of teaching the subject «History of the English Language» in conditions of distance education. The objectives of the training course include mastering the theoretical and practical skills of recognizing and determining the main characteristics of the language at the early stages of its development, as well as the ability to trace changes in the language from the Old English period to the present. The course «History of the English language» is a necessary part of learning English. It provides an opportunity for students to expand the thematic vocabulary of functional vocabulary, necessary during communication, correspondence and especially during the establishment of relations with foreign partners, the ability to use various reading tools for further work with information, listening skills, referencing and annotating text, etc. The course «History of the English language» examines the evolution and gradual transition from Old English to Modern English. It contains information of a linguistic nature. The results of the research can serve as a basis for further study of teaching the subject «History of the English Language» in conditions of distance education.
