TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES TO INTERNET GENERATION: NEW CHALLENGES

The use of Information Technologies presents new challenges to foreign language teaching. Torespond to these challenges teachers should consider the impact of IT on consciousness and styleof thinking of their users, primarily of the so-called Generation Y, or Internet generation. The paperexamines some of the changes brought about by computer technologies, in particular, what is usuallydescribed as “clip thinking” and “digital amnesia”. Taking as an example the use of printed andcomputerized dictionaries, the authors come to the conclusion that the main task of the teacher is tohelp students find the right strategy and make informed choices about which dictionary to use in aparticular situation.