The Role of Digitalization in the Process of Learning a Foreign Language

The article is devoted to the problem of teaching foreign languages in the context of digitalization of education. The use of multimedia technologies and online communication are particularly relevant nowadays. The purpose of this work is to draw the attention of teachers and professors of high school to the reasonable use of Internet technologies in their professional activities. The analysis of the literature on this issue has shown the presence of both positive (accessibility, cost-effectiveness, openness, mobility, wide coverage, etc.) and negative aspects (unreliability of sources, lack of live communication, weak socialization of children and youth, dependence on the Internet, harm to health, etc.). As a result of the study, the authors concluded that modern teaching tools cannot replace the live communication with a teacher and should be used in an appropriate manner.