Socrative as a Formative Assessment Tool in English for Specific Purposes Course

Many factors influence the development of the educational system, and today it is a global COVID-19 pandemic. Stakeholders in the educational process need to adjust to a new distant reality without compromising the quality. The formative assessment proved to be a suitable approach to overcome existing challenges, and one of the most popular tools to facilitate it is Socrative. The study aims to 1) investigate student attitudes and the correlation between academic achievements in ESP and majors and 2) present our experience in utilizing Socrative for formative assessment in a distant mode in the settings of the National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.” To achieve the goals of our study, we have developed and validated a questionnaire, collected quantitative data, analyzed and interpreted the qualitative data; the study sample included 137 students. The obtained results have shown the general positive student attitude towards the usage of Socrative within the course of ESP due to its efficacy, personalization, and responsiveness. The results can be a perspective for further investigation despite some limitations

The use of distance learning platforms in ESL instruction

The study outlines the challenges ESL students face in learning English at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute when using online learning platforms and finds out ways to overcome them. The aim of this work is to review available e-learning platforms used to facilitate foreign language teaching process, analyze the opportunities and tools provided, study their combination with classroom work and the applicability of its use in post-pandemic era. This work also investigates the effectiveness of combination of online and offline learning process and how beneficial it is to ESL students in learning English. The article reviews the possibilities provided by Moodle and Google Workspace distance learning courses on the basis of “Sikorsky” Distance Learning Platform supplemented with other online learning services. The implementation of E-learning at Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute is facing many difficulties which are not limited to academic challenges, administrative challenges and technical challenges. The peculiarities of synchronous and asynchronous teaching of different language aspects such as pronunciation, speaking and listening are studied in the article. The results show the effectiveness of combination of online and traditional tools of teaching and the potential of virtual educational environments. The study shows that the integration of information technology in education will be further accelerated, and a new hybrid model of education will emerge with significant benefits. The results of the study show that online learning will eventually become an integral component of education. One of the main advantages of e-learning for students is capability of adjusting learning to suit their individual needs and learning style. Students express the desire to stick to online learning tools in post-pandemic time which means that the organisation and realisation of the learning process were positively estimated by students