Development and implementation of video tutorials as a means of optimizing the independent work of students of a non-linguistic university in English

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to substantiate the possibilities of developing and using video tutorials in the process of organizing independent work of generation Z students in a non–linguistic university in the discipline "Foreign language". The article clarifies the concept of "independent work of a student" within the framework of his foreign language training at a university, defines the features of its organization in the digital educational space. The novelty of the article lies in clarifying the methodological and technical features of creating educational video materials, on the basis of which a series of video tutorials has been developed and tested in the process of organizing independent work of students in the discipline "Foreign language". As a result of an experiment conducted with first-year students of the Trekhgorny Institute of Technology studying in the specialty "Application and operation of automated special purpose systems", the effectiveness of using video tutorials as a modern way of developing students' independent work skills during their foreign language training was confirmed.