THE ROLE OF EDUTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY

Currently, the introduction of new technologies into the educational process, along with traditional forms of education, leads to the emergence of new, modern forms and technologies of learning. One of the areas where the importance and effectiveness of modern technologies and their application are manifested at a high level is the process of teaching listening skills. The greatest attention in the conditions of mastering a foreign language and developing communicative competence in a foreign language is paid to listening. This is because it is known that any communication is not carried out without listening. The article discusses the features of Edutainment technology, one of the modern teaching technologies used in the process of teaching listening skills. In addition, the advantages and possible disadvantages of Edutainment technology have been analyzed. Experimental teaching was taken as the main method of research work and the effectiveness of the use of Edutainment technology in teaching listening skills was proved in practice. Keywords: listening, Edutainment, technology, teaching, audio, audiovisual materials, game, songs.