Abstract:
The main trends of international and national policies in the field
of education are unlimited access to information and reduced costs of
education. The use of web resources engages students in various tasks,
in order to expand their language learning and knowledge skills in certain
specific areas and to give students the opportunity to practice real-life
activities in the classroom. Using and exploiting authentic online
materials might ensure an active involvement of students during the
classes, an increase in the voluntary attention level, an increased
motivation and interest, quality of homework assignment, etc. Most
importantly, the Internet offers truly unique opportunities and a wide
variety of authentic materials, which give a new impetus to both
teachers and students. The importance of authenticity and authentic
materials in the teaching and learning process of English is essential for
medical students since they should be able to manage and assimilate a
continuous and enormous flow of specific professional information, as
well as develop professional communication skills, subsequent attitudes
and a degree of autonomy and self-training in their future career.
