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Introduction. In the article the specificity of distance teaching of English language is considered. The increase of the complexity and intensity of social transformations, the growing need of society and man for knowledge (in education) leads to a sharp and widespread increase in the role of distance education. The high demand for online learning, especially when studying foreign languages, causes the relevance of the study. Methodology and methods of research. The methodological basis of the study is the principles of completeness, conformity, consistency and verification. In the work the dialectical approach is used, which includes systemic and interrelated principles, and also principles of continuity, development, interaction of objective and subjective, comprehensiveness and concreteness. To evaluate the intermediate results of the process studied, the delphi method was used as a type of an expert interview. Result of research. Typical advantages and disadvantages of distance online teaching of a foreign language are presented. On the basis of respondents' answers, recommendations on personal and professional competences of teachers are formulated. Conclusions. The high technological sophistication of the modern world and the ubiquitous use of information technologies form favorable conditions for the development of distance online education. The process of transferring knowledge through the Internet is associated with certain typical features that must be taken into account by every online teacher of a foreign language.