Anna S. Bobynova

Education has rapidly begun to change its format with the introduction of artificial intelligence technologies into our lives. Traditional teaching methods are being modified to keep up with digital advances. Schoolchildren and students are already actively using artificial intelligence (hereinafter AI) and chat-GPT capabilities as a learning assistant. The purpose of this paper is to develop an experimental technology of implementing AI tools in the educational process of teaching a foreign language. The tasks of this study include a bibliographic review of available educational programmes based on artificial intelligence and trial testing of the developed technology. A review of scientific literature was conducted on articles devoted to the use of artificial intelligence in foreign language teaching, which resulted in the identification of promising methodological developments and weaknesses that negatively affect the teaching of a foreign language. Subsequent work included the development of a three-stage technology of using AI-based programmes in the formation of various aspects of foreign language speech in learners. The research base for the experimental work included 50 1st year medical students of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba. The training took place during the first academic semester from September to December 2023. Participants of the control group (25 students) studied a foreign language (English) according to the standard programme, the training of the experimental group with the same number of participants took place with the introduction of a step-by-step algorithm for the application of AI in the classroom and the use of AI programmes for independent work. The results of the conducted work consisted in the observation of an increase in the students' motivation to fulfil learning tasks, more active involvement in the learning process. Comparison of the final testing data showed a significant increase in the phonetic development of speech. The experimental group almost twice surpassed the control group in the correctness of pronunciation of lexical units (56% against 25%). The development of lexical skills and grammatical aspect of speech did not show big differences between the groups. Taking into account the stated results, we can conclude that the use of AI in the framework of students' language training programmes with a step-by-step technology of AI implementation has a great potential in the formation of various aspects of speech, especially its phonetic side.