PROBLEMS AND STRATEGIES OF DIGITALIZATION OF THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEECH ACTIVITY TEACHING PROCESS
The article deals with the current problems of digital technologies application in education in general and in the process of teaching foreign language speech activity in particular. The article is devoted to the problems of using digital technologies in education, the advantages and disadvantages of the used technologies, the development of the necessary digital competences. A comprehensive analysis of theoretical materials revealed significant achievements in the use of digital technologies (availability of educational resources at all levels of education; continuity of the educational process; individual educational route; interactivity of the educational process; creation of new educational models aimed at improving the quality of education; cost savings; access to the resources of electronic libraries of all universities in the world; the possibility of using intelligent recognition systems and automatic translation of materials; creating a "comfortable learning environment" without an emphasis on other people's successes; gradual study of new material; the possibility of repeated re - studying of incomprehensible theoretical material; the possibility of language practice with a native speaker). The authors of the work emphasize that the digitalization, despite its advantages, is inextricably linked with the risks of "no alternative" implementation; application of untested technologies, the effect of which has not yet been fully studied; negative effects on the brain and psyche; lack of independent thinking, loss of writing and reading comprehension skills; mental and intellectual degradation of students. Also, the authors of the article have updated the tasks of formulating effective strategies for the digital technologies application in education, thorough consideration of electronic courses (learning models, development rates, roles, feedback, etc.) and the formation of digital competences among academic staff.