Digital tools for teaching English at a medical university

the purpose of the study is to study the features of using digital educational tools in the framework of practical English language classes at a medical university. By "digital educational tools" we mean electronic tools used in the educational process. The article examines the features of digital educational tools used to form linguistic competence among medical students. The positive influence of digital technologies on the formation of motivation for learning, on its individualization, on the nature of interaction between participants in the educational process is established. The results of a survey of 1st and 2nd year students are presented, the purpose of which was to study the popularity of these tools among students of Novosibirsk State Medical University (NSMU). The following digital tools are used in the educational process for English classes: Zoom, Quizlet, Google Forms, Cambridge Dictionary, Oxford Learner's Dictionaries, Merriam-Webster, PowerPoint presentation software, mobile applicationsAnatomy Learning", "Quizlet". The study identified the positive aspects of using digital tools in the learning process, and obtained data confirming that students actively use these tools in classroom and independent work. The article notes that the introduction of digital educational tools at a medical university encourages students to actively participate in the educational process, encouraging them to find, analyze and select the necessary information. The scientific novelty of the research consists in the integration of digital tools such as mobile applications, computer programs, intelligent educational applications and various Internet resources (mobile applications, online courses and conferences, virtual simulators, etc.) for the formation of communicative competencies in the field of medical terminology and intercultural communication of future physicians. As a result of the research, it was found that the use of modern digital tools in the educational process contributes to more digital tools that have allowed the use of various learning formats (video, audio, interactive tasks). Such formats help students to better assimilate complex medical terms and phrases, and teachers to monitor the results of students more effectively.

digital tools, educational process, e-learning, higher education, medical university