| Summary: | Multimedia has an enormous impact on the whole society since it is nowadays exploited in many industries (e.g. engineering or medicine) and as a common means of reference (e.g. encyclopedias or dictionaries). Thanks to its great potential for learning, multimedia is also widely used in the teaching of foreign languages. This article gives an explanation of the term multimedia; states reasons why it should be used in foreign language teaching; outlines its important role in the acquisition of second language learning; illustrates how multimedia is delivered in foreign language teaching. Computer technology and Internet are inevitable new media in education methodology. Still, the central role in teaching belongs to humans. The power of Internet lies in offering authentic materials, software, education plans, list of exams, literature, etc. to schools, universities, and institutions all over the world but under the same conditions. Next to its commercial importance, it is seen as pedagogical tool for either the independent research or teamwork. The paper brings out positive and negative effects of new technology and its implementation in foreign language learning. Besides for the lessons learning, the idea of information literacy maintains crucial position in education. The new technology demands investment of time, effort, money, and self-education, so that the principal question remains if we are ready for new type of education in order to offer better teaching, more interesting lessons and more importantly, to prepare new generations for future challenges. Multimedia practical lesson gives the opportunity to combine an incredible number of interesting tasks, attracting more and more students in one lesson. We see the directions of further work in solving the outlined problem in the creation of computer multimedia programs using an accessible interface for both teachers and students. |
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