Developing Students’ ESP Communicative Competences through Internet Resources and Computer-Based Techniques

Abstract

The use of Internet resources and computer-based techniques in English for Specific Purposes teaching and learning often helps to build up a favorable classroom atmosphere, stimulate live communication and constructive debate as well as move from a traditional teacher-centered to a student-centered approach. Five most popular teaching techniques which involve the use of Internet resources and computer-mediated communication include: hotlist, treasure hunt, subject sampler, multimedia scrapbook, and WebQuest. In the present article the author analyzes their usage peculiarities for ESP teaching and learning, specifies their importance for creating the learning-stimulating environment, fosters students’ self-learning skills, develops their life-long learning habits.