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This article explores the use of massive open online courses to teach foreign language writing to students at higher educational institutions. A list of competencies in the field of written communication in a foreign language, the formation of which is possible with the use of MOOCs, is made. A model for the purposeful formation of writing skills in a foreign language classroom using MOOCs has been developed and its description has been provided. As functional blocks of the model developed, the author proposes to use target, diagnostic, content, technological, reflective-final and resulting ones. The importance of taking into account the didactic, linguistic and motivational components of the model is noted. The process of the experimental work in the framework of this study is described. The conclusion about the effectiveness of using MOOCs for teaching foreign language writing to university students is made. It is concluded that the use of MOOCs for the development of types of speech activity in a foreign language has its research potential.
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Zubkov, A. (2022). Using MOOCs to Teach Foreign Language Writing to University Students. In: Anikina, Z. (eds) Integration of Engineering Education and the Humanities: Global Intercultural Perspectives. IEEHGIP 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 499. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11435-9_3
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