Using the Zoom virtual platform to learn foreign languages online

The main aim of this article is to study the effectiveness of using Zoom technology to prepare useful lessons to improve the success of students studying foundation of foreign languages by distance mode at a university. We would like to share our analyze the experience of using the Zoom virtual platform in the process of organizing distance learning from the point of view of the students. The article presents the results of students’ surveys that illustrate the perception of students in terms of the usefulness and ease of use of the utilized software. The article pays particular attention to the estimation of the main characteristics and didactic capabilities of the Zoom virtual platform for organizing distance learning foreign language classes at a university. The article draws conclusions on the advantages and disadvantages of the software, describes the stages of work and offers methodological recommendations as well as lists the main difficulties that teachers and students at Tashkent State University of Economics have encountered in the course of language education.