THE ROLE OF MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO VOCATIONAL COLLEGE STUDENTS

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Abstract. This article examines the role of modern information and communication technologies (ICT) in teaching English to students of vocational colleges and technical schools. The study analyses how multimedia resources, mobile applications, interactive whiteboards, learning management systems and artificial intelligence tools can be integrated into English lessons in vocational education, where learners need English primarily for professional purposes. The article is based on the analysis of scientific literature, normative documents of the Republic of Uzbekistan on foreign language teaching, and the author’s practical experience at a technical school. The findings show that the purposeful use of modern technologies increases learners’ motivation, supports the development of profession-oriented communicative competence, allows differentiation of instruction in heterogeneous groups, and compensates for the limited number of classroom hours allocated to English in vocational curricula. At the same time, the article identifies the main difficulties of technology integration — insufficient infrastructure, low digital competence of some teachers, and the risk of superficial “entertainment” use of devices — and proposes practical recommendations for overcoming them.