French Language Teaching and Online Multimedia Resources

Abstract

This study aims at identifying useful Internet sources in order to apply them for the purposes of teaching French language. Currently, within the COVID-19 pandemic, the major part of classes is conducted online. Therefore, it is extremely important to use Internet resources in order to make online lessons more interesting, attractive and fruitful. The investigation shows that there are plenty of tools that help to enhance online classes. In order to reveal the most appropriate Internet sources, it is necessary to follow the comparative approach. The use of materials depends on the age and level of students. However, there are some sites which are suitable for everyone. The analysis of a huge number of websites makes it possible to identify their advantages and disadvantages. Many multimedia features have emerged in recent years. It is important not only to teach students French, but also to give them an opportunity to search for the necessary information on the Internet by themselves. The language is an integral part of culture. Therefore, it is important to know more about French history, culture and traditions. Sometimes it may be difficult for students to study it. Meanwhile, Internet resources help to make lessons more dynamic and exciting. The results indicate that nowadays there are various appropriate Internet resources that may be used in order to increase involvement of students in all types of online activities. This research focuses on a limited number of the articles; hence it is impossible to state that only these websites are suitable for online classes. Further research is needed to analyze and find out other tools that can be useful for teaching French online.