Abstract
The article is written on the basis of the master’s study on online foreign languagesteaching, in this case, the English language. Online teaching or distance learning is no longer a “novelty” inmodern methods of teaching foreign languages. However, the question that requires close attention today inthe process of online teaching is the preparedness of teachers to teach online and their possession of necessaryskills for this. This study presents the results of a small survey (n = 378) among teachers of English as asecond language (TEFL), where they determine their level of technical skills necessary for teaching languagesonline. The survey was conducted in online and traditional modes and included 32 questions exclusively inEnglish. The data were correlated with the skills offered in the Internet language learning system accordingto L.K.L. Compton’s theory. The results of the study allowed us to trace the readiness of modern Kazakhstanteachers and teachers of English to switch to online mode while working with students