Readiness of Prospective Foreign Language Teachers to Digital Adaptive Learning

Abstract

Digital adaptive education is one of the up-to-date technologies that allows organizing the educational process taking into account the individual capabilities and needs of each student. The technology makes it possible to adapt educational content for each student based on artificial intelligence, where it is necessary to master one topic before moving on to the next one. A modern teacher should be able to use such technologies in his / her professional practice. In this regard, the issue of forming professional competencies of pre-service teachers based on digital adaptive learning becomes relevant. The main objective of the study is to examine the current state of readiness of future foreign language teachers to use digital adaptive learning in their future occupation. The study was conducted using interview and survey methods. A total of 118 students enrolled in the educational program 6B01703 "Training Teachers of a Foreign Language: Two Foreign Languages" and 11 English teachers working in schools participated in the research. During the interviews, school teachers shared their thoughts on the main challenges faced in organizing English lessons and the competencies required for young specialists entering the workforce. The survey conducted among future foreign language teachers revealed that the majority of students have a positive view of adaptive education and expressed their desire to use such technologies in their future careers. However, it turned out that most future teachers need technical and methodological assistance in working with these platforms. These results indicate the need for further development in working with adaptive learning platforms.

Key words: future foreign language teachers, adaptive education, adaptive platforms.