Digital Technologies for Enhancing Student's Self-educational Activities

One of the primary tasks of domestic higher education system at the present stage is to develop students’ skills for self-education, the desire for continuous professional growth, equipping them with the appropriate knowledge and skills for this. The development of selfeducational activities of university students requires the search for and use of fundamentally new techniques and technologies. The integration of digital technologies into the educational process has led to significant transformations in the Russian higher education system, requiring a review of teaching methods and approaches in higher education. The article focuses on the use of digital technologies to enhance the self-educational activities of university students in the process of foreign language learning. The article provides an overview of the most popular digital resources and platforms in foreign language learning; describes the essence and structure of web quest technology as one of the most effective digital technologies in developing students' self-educational activities. The authors present a classification of web quests based on various criteria, such as structure, goals, and level of participant involvement; outline the stages of working with web quest technology; highlight the advantages of using web quests in foreign language learning. Specific examples of using web quest technology in the process of foreign language learning at university are also reflected in the article.

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