The digital frontier: strategies and tools for cultivating educational-strategic competence for pre-service teachers

Abstract: Digital tools constitute an integral component in the organization of contemporary foreign
language environment. The incorporation of Internet technologies into the educational process
stimulates the cognitive activity of learners. This article explores potential avenues for cultivating
educational-strategic competence in German-language writing through the use of the MOODLE
educational platform and Padlet board. The scientific novelty of the research is that overcoming
barriers by pre-service teachers in using the educational platform Moodle and the Padlet board
ensures the formation of educational-strategic competence in German language writing and
intercultural communicative competence. The authors examine the tasks and skills associated with
educational-strategic competence, aiming at enhancing the writing skills of pre-service teachers and
foster further intercultural foreign language communicative competence.
A theoretical analysis of the relevant literature regarding the integration of innovative techniques
into the educational process for pre-service teachers is presented. The didactic possibilities of digital
tools during the production of German-language texts are investigated. The article presents
metacognitive, cognitive, and communicative learning strategies based on the utilization of digital
tools in detail. The authors provide detailed descriptions of language material teaching strategies
within the context of intercultural communication.
The intercultural aspect of teaching strategies, which serves as a prominent regulator in the
conditions of intercultural communication, is highlighted. The results of applying internet
technologies in the educational foreign language process are represented through a survey,
indicating their relevance and effectiveness in developing language and communication strategies,
DOI: 10.33407/itlt.v101i3.5547 ISSN: 2076-8184. Information Technologies and Learning Tools, 2024, Vol 101, №3.
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both socio-affective and linguistic. Attention is drawn to the potential for modeling foreign language
socio-communicative situations through the use of digital tools.
The article emphasizes the importance of digital tools in formative and summative assessment for
written skills activities. Pre-service teachers are encouraged to overcome psychological barriers to
the effective implementation of innovative techniques, as digitalization is an inseparable component
of contemporary society and education.