A new educational theory and digital technologies in teaching at a university

The article focuses on the need to create a new educational theory taking into account new reality of teaching languages particularly. Both traditional and innovative educational theories are analyzed, as well as their effectiveness are discussed. Based on the research of the axiomatic method the authors studied the postulate that we need new ways of teaching and currently, learning takes place in various ways: both in the traditional way and digital education i.e. through communities of practitioners, social networks, as well as through the performance of professional tasks. Traditional training and electronic work activities are no longer separate. In many situations, one is not separable from the other. We need the theory which would explain communication between an individual and organized training, a learner and the content of education. Many processes that were previously explained by traditional theories of learning (especially in the processing of cognitive information) can now be supported by technology. In turn, the educational technologies should rest on a the-oretical basis. In our case, this is a new educational theory of digital education.