Interactive technologies as a means of teaching foreign language vocabulary in a secondary school

the article touches upon the problem of forming lexical skills and abilities of students in a secondary school. It reveals the components of lexical skill, its role in the process of teaching foreign languages and various approaches to defining the basic stages of teaching foreign language vocabulary. The authors of the article underline some types of interactive learning, such as interactive exercises and tasks, as well as modern digital Internet-platforms as one of the most popular educational technologies with various interactive methods of teaching foreign languages. The article reveals the linguodidactic potential of the Internet-platforms considered in this study, as well as their functionality as a means of learning, including elements of gamification and various game mechanics beyond traditional, computer and mobile games. The authors emphasize the importance of activating gamification elements to enhance the effectiveness of learning process and motivation for learning, as well as to evaluate various aspects of student behavior in various situations, and to reveal their individual abilities.

vocabulary skills, vocabulary learning, interactive teaching methods, interactive tasks, digital interactive technologies, educational Internet-platforms and gamification