Keyword: «students' individual work»

One of the main objectives of improving the process of foreign languages learning in a technical university is to increase the emphasis on the professional training of future specialists who will be able to solve professionally oriented tasks. The relevance of the topic is determined by the possibility of increasing the efficiency of studying foreign languages with the aim of developing professional competence based on the information and communication technologies. The use of ICT in the educational process is considered as a process of organizing computer based educational environment where the main aim of communication is to develop professional competence of students efficiently. The peculiarities of using information and communication technologies in the teaching process of Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (TSUCSR) Foreign Languages Chair are considered in the article. The research is based on general scientific and theoretical methods that allow analyzing and summarizing the methodological and pedagogical literature of Russian and foreign authors. The article describes the experience of using information and communication technologies in the teaching process of the Foreign Languages Chair (TSUCSR), on the example of one of the courses developed in the educational environment Moodle. As a result of the study, the experience of using the educational environment Moodle was described, which makes it possible for teachers to attain several objectives: a) to use electronic versions of educational and teaching aids; b) to provide additional material; c) to conduct tests and questionnaires; d) to fulfill tasks for training practice-oriented language skills related to production and research activities. In addition, the authors of the article have identified the main goals and objectives for further adjustment and planning of training courses which develop not only linguistic, but also professional competence of future specialists. The article may be interesting for the scientific and pedagogical staff of educational institutions planning to use information and communication technologies in the educational process.