English module based on information technologies to form students ability to autonomy and selforganization

Abstract

The article represents the experience
of designing and introducing into educational
process a distant reading module based
on the authentic English materials about international
marketing. The author of the article
differentiates the notions «distance course»
and «distant module». All materials are organized
in the form of the electronic book and
propose suggest obligatory use of information
technologies and test and training system application
with the purpose to check the level of
students understanding. From methodologcal
point of view the module belongs to «English
for specific purposes» direction. However it is
not orientated at providing specific language
knowledge, but at teaching the principles of
international marketing with the help of the
English language as an instrument, as well as
at developing cognitive potentials, the formation
of students ability to work independently
and self organize.