Teaching a foreign language at technical university according to the blended learning model in LMS «English Patient»

The purpose of the work is to create a methodology for managing educational activities in LMS “English Patient” using blended learning model “Flipped Classroom” in the course of improving the language skills of university teachers. The study was conducted in four stages. At the first stage, the features and technical characteristics of the LMS “English Patient” for teaching foreign languages at the university were studied. At the second stage, the author’s electronic course “Professional English Language Development (PELD)” was developed in LMS “English Patient” for teaching foreign languages at the university according to the model of blended learning “Flipped Classroom”. At the third stage, the methodology of organizing educational activities according to the “Flipped Classroom” model using the LMS “English Patient” is described. At the fourth stage, the level of formation of language skills while working in the LMS “English patient” was revealed.

The scientific novelty of the study consists in creating of effective methodology for managing educational activities using blended learning “Flipped Classroom” model in LMS “English Patient”.

It is proved that LMS “English patient”, as a means of organizing the educational process according to the blended learning model for learning a foreign language, is an effective tool for organizing not only independent work, but also classroom interaction of students with a teacher, which is demonstrated by the high efficiency (76.8 %) of mastering language skills as a result of final testing.