Training students of language on the use of information technologies

Abstract

Now the mankind greatly benefits in its intellectual and technical perfection from information technologies. One of their most rapidly developing fields is computer linguistics. Its upcoming has brought to the forefront the problem of training students of language on the use of special computer-aided programs. This article presents the university subject "Information Technologies in Linguistics" as the means that would help to fill the gap in the education of language students and to train them on the use of linguistically focused computer software in their professional activities. © 2014 Taylor & Francis Group.