The need to use digital technologies in teaching foreign languages at a non-linguistic university

the article examines the problem of integrating modern digital technologies into the process of teaching foreign languages to students of non-linguistic specialties. The relevance of this process in the context of globalization and digitalization of higher education is substantiated. The purpose of the study is to identify and analyze the didactic potential of digital tools and to substantiate the need for their systematic application to increase the effectiveness and motivation of students. The analysis of various categories of digital technologies is carried out: from educational platforms and interactive simulators to communication services and tools based on artificial intelligence. The paper systematizes the key advantages of digitalization of language learning, including personalization of the learning trajectory, providing access to authentic materials, intensification of independent work and the development of professionally oriented foreign language communicative competence. Special attention is paid to methodological aspects of technology implementation, such as mixed and inverted learning models. The article also presents the main challenges associated with digitalization and suggests ways to overcome them, including improving teachers’ digital literacy and creating adequate methodological support. The results of the study contain practical recommendations on the integration of digital tools into the educational process, which contributes to the formation of future specialists not only linguistic, but also digital competencies that are in demand in the modern labor market.

digital technologies, foreign language teaching, non-linguistic university, digital educational environment