This article is devoted to the issue of IT technologies usage for teaching methods in humanities. The article is covering the experience of carrying out the linguistic creative contest among the students of the Mining Institute with the help of the soft «My test». Advantages and disadvantages of the mentioned programme for such kind of workshop are noted in the article. The conclusion for improving of teaching methods with the help of IT technologies is made.

This article is devoted to the role of the communicative part of the subject «Russian Speech Culture». Some examples of the tasks are given hereafter, which increase students’ motivation while studying this course.