Mobile application as an additional tool for developing lexical skills

The paper regards the importance of formation and development of lexical skills as one of the key components of foreign language learning. Various tasks based on the mobile appli-cation platform Quizlet, that was created on the basis of fl ashcards method, are presented. The application (app) itself and its functions are examined. The results of the investigation that was carried out in the groups of adult learners, who study common and business English, are analyzed thoroughly. The example of the questionnaire that was offered to the learners after the experiment is given. The following conclusions based on the results of the investi-gation and questionnaire were drawn: the integration of the mobile application into tradi-tional learning process contributes to more effi cient target language vocabulary acquisition; the development of self-learning, lexical and mobile competences; the display of the interest in and of the attention to the foreign language on the learners’ part. It was also stressed that modern changes in the traditional foreign language learning are necessary, for example, the introduction of mobile technologies that leads to more profi cient level of English. The absence of the connection between the age and the interest in using mobile technologies is proved.