THE ROLE OF DIGITAL PLATFORMS IN DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION AND LANGUAGE COMPETENCE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51699/xycq2q79Keywords:
Digital Platforms, Language Competence, Motivation, Digital Learning Environment, Communicative CompetenceAbstract
In modern education, digital platforms have become an important factor that significantly transforms students’ attitudes toward language learning and their learning activities. These platforms help shift education from a traditional transmissive model to an interactive, student-centered, and competence-based approach. Digital platforms increase students’ internal motivation through interactive tasks, immediate feedback, and multimodal materials. As a result, students become more active participants in the learning process and develop confidence in their learning outcomes. Furthermore, digital platforms enable the integrated development of language competencies such as listening, reading, writing, and speaking. Through online discussions, written tasks, and audio-visual materials, learners acquire language skills not only in artificial learning environments but also in real communicative contexts. Digital learning environments also support autonomous learning by allowing students to choose materials according to their pace, interests, and needs. Consequently, language competence develops continuously beyond the classroom. The study also highlights that digital platforms foster social and communicative competence through collaborative activities such as group tasks, forums, and online discussions. However, the effectiveness of digital platforms depends on their pedagogical and methodological design. When applied appropriately, digital platforms create an effective educational environment that enhances motivation and systematically develops language competence.
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