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        <journal-title>Research Focus International Scientific Journal</journal-title>
        <abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="publisher">Research Focus</abbrev-journal-title>
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      <issn pub-type="epub" publication-format="electronic">2181-3833</issn>
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        <publisher-name>Ilm-fan va innovatsiyalar akademiyasi</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.66073/researchfocus.v4i6.1695</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="other" assigning-authority="relibrary.uz">REL-A-013019</article-id>
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        <article-title xml:lang="en">CHALLENGES OF USING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AMONG PRE-SERVICE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS IN UZBEKISTAN</article-title>
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          <trans-title>ПРОБЛЕМЫ ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ ЦИФРОВЫХ ТЕХНОЛОГИЙ СРЕДИ БУДУЩИХ УЧИТЕЛЕЙ ИНОСТРАННЫХ ЯЗЫКОВ В УЗБЕКИСТАНЕ</trans-title>
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        <trans-title-group xml:lang="uz">
          <trans-title>O‘ZBEKISTONDA BO‘LAJAK CHET TILI O‘QITUVCHILARI ORASIDA RAQAMLI TEXNOLOGIYALARDAN FOYDALANISH MUAMMOLARI</trans-title>
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          <string-name>Botirova Zebo Xakimjon Kizi</string-name>
          <aff>PhD, Associate Professor Namangan State University</aff>
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      <pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-07-06">
        <day>06</day>
        <month>07</month>
        <year>2025</year>
      </pub-date>
      <pub-date date-type="collection">
        <year>2025</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>4</volume>
      <issue>6</issue>
      <fpage>177</fpage>
      <lpage>181</lpage>
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          <license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.</license-p>
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      <abstract xml:lang="en">
        <p>This article investigates the prevailing challenges encountered by pre-service English language teachers in integrating digital technologies into their prospective teaching practices. The research was conducted among third-year undergraduate students enrolled in English Philology programs at Namangan State University, Fergana State University, and Andijan State Institute of Foreign Languages. Findings indicate that while these students possess elementary knowledge of common digital tools such as Google Classroom and Moodle, they lack confidence, pedagogical understanding, and strategic competence necessary for effective classroom technology use. Moreover, the study highlights broader systemic problems, including unreliable internet access in certain regions of Uzbekistan and the widespread unfamiliarity of both teachers and students with basic computer terminology and digital operational language. Practical recommendations for improving digital literacy and reducing these barriers are offered in light of the study‘s outcomes.</p>
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      <trans-abstract xml:lang="ru">
        <p>В статье рассматриваются актуальные проблемы, с которыми сталкиваются будущие преподаватели английского языка при интеграции цифровых технологий в образовательный процесс. Исследование проведено среди студентов третьего курса бакалавриата факультетов английской филологии Наманганского государственного университета, Ферганского государственного университета и Андижанского государственного института иностранных языков. Результаты показывают, что, несмотря на элементарные знания основных цифровых инструментов, таких как Google Classroom и Moodle, студенты испытывают недостаток уверенности, педагогических навыков и стратегической компетентности, необходимых для эффективного применения технологий на практике. Кроме того, выявлены системные проблемы: ненадежный доступ к интернету в ряде регионов Узбекистана и низкий уровень владения как преподавателями, так и студентами базовыми компьютерными терминами и операционным языком цифровых систем. В статье представлены практические рекомендации по повышению уровня цифровой грамотности и устранению обозначенных барьеров.</p>
      </trans-abstract>
      <trans-abstract xml:lang="uz">
        <p>Ushbu maqolada O‘zbekistonning Namangan Davlat Universiteti, Farg‘ona Davlat Universiteti hamda Andijon Davlat Chet Tillar Instituti ingliz filologiyasi yo‘nalishi 4-bosqich bakalavriat talabalari o‘rtasida olib borilgan tadqiqot natijalari asosida kelajakdagi chet til o‘qituvchilarining ta‘lim jarayonida raqamli texnologiyalarni joriy etishda duch kelayotgan asosiy muammolari tahlil qilinadi. Tadqiqot natijalari shuni ko‘rsatadiki, talabalar Google Classroom va Moodle kabi asosiy raqamli platformalar bilan boshlang‘ich darajada tanish bo‘lsalar-da, ularni samarali pedagogik maqsadlarda qo‘llash, o‘qitish strategiyalarini ishlab chiqish va ularga moslashtirish bo‘yicha yetarlicha bilim va ishonchga ega emaslar. Bundan tashqari, tadqiqot natijalari O‘zbekistonning ayrim hududlarida internet tarmog‘ining ishonchsizligi va past tezligi kabi infratuzilmaviy muammolarni ham ochib berdi. Shuningdek, o‘qituvchilar va talabalar orasida kompyuter terminologiyasi va raqamli tilning asosiy tushunchalarini yetarli bilmaslik keng tarqalganligi ham aniqlangan. Maqolada raqamli savodxonlikni oshirish va mavjud to‘siqlarni kamaytirish bo‘yicha amaliy tavsiyalar ham berilgan.</p>
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        <kwd>Digital competence</kwd>
        <kwd>ICT in education</kwd>
        <kwd>pre-service teachers</kwd>
        <kwd>foreign language teaching</kwd>
        <kwd>Uzbekistan</kwd>
        <kwd>digital literacy</kwd>
        <kwd>technological barriers</kwd>
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        <kwd>цифровая компетентность</kwd>
        <kwd>ИКТ в образовании</kwd>
        <kwd>будущие преподаватели</kwd>
        <kwd>обучение иностранным языкам</kwd>
        <kwd>Узбекистан</kwd>
        <kwd>цифровая грамотность</kwd>
        <kwd>технологические барьеры</kwd>
      </kwd-group>
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        <kwd>raqamli kompetensiya</kwd>
        <kwd>ta‘limda AKT</kwd>
        <kwd>bo‘lajak o‘qituvchilar</kwd>
        <kwd>chet tilini o‘qitish</kwd>
        <kwd>O‘zbekiston</kwd>
        <kwd>raqamli savodxonlik</kwd>
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