OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE THE VOCABULARY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS USING WEB-BASED TECHNOLOGY (ON THE EXAMPLES OF THE FIRST MONGOLIAN WEB-BASED TEXTBOOK "MONGOLIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE")

Abstract

The main basis of existence of any society is language, and it is not only a tool of communication, it is an inseparable value of the heritage, history and culture of the nation and people, and a guarantee of independence. Every nation cherishes, develops and protects its mother tongue in order to preserve and transmit its experience and knowledge to spread information, to develop the material and spiritual culture of society, and to pass down its history and culture to future generations. It is important for us Mongolians living in the era of high development of science and technology and globalization to preserve, develop and protect our mother tongue and pass it on to future generations.

On that account, we set forth the following issues in this article such as “What is web-based learning technology? What types are there? Is it possible to use web-based technology in teaching Mongolian as a foreign language?".  These are related problems of applied linguistics and eco-linguistics, and the first part of the article describes what web-based technology is used in education during the fourth industrial revolution, or the rapid development of technology, and its features and types. But in the next part, when we talk about how to use web-based technology to increase the vocabulary of students of Mongolian as a second language, we will show the possibility of using the e-textbook "Mongolian language and culture" for Mongolian language learners living abroad to increase the students’ vocabulary. As a result, we will educate the public, researchers, and teachers about web-based learning technologies while promoting language ecology, Mongolian culture, and customs in their use. It is also important to increase students' Mongolian vocabulary using web-based technology.

The valuable and innovative aspect of this article is that applied linguistics, methods of teaching foreign languages, and the guarantee of the existence of each nation are lovingly protecting one's mother tongue, which are the focus of global linguists' attention today.