Abstract

Introduction. Nowadays the society puts high demands to the level of reading competence of profiled school students that requires applying new effective educational technologies. The English authentic texts of online edition present a panoramic view of the national culture, a wide choice of authentic vocabulary and grammar structures, as well as a variety of motivating, thought-provoking information that is interesting and meaningful to students and meets their needs and interests. When used in teaching reading in profiled senior school, this type of texts develops critical thinking, stimulates the mental activity. Purpose. The article tackles the problem of forming reading competence of profiled school students with the help of English authentic texts of online editions. Methods. The study provides theoretical substantiation backed up with results of empirical research for organizing the process of forming reading competence of profiled senior school students with the help of English authentic texts of online editions. Results. The article contains an overview of the modern scientific ideas regarding the problem of forming reading competence of profiled senior school students with the help of English authentic texts of online editions. It defines the aim and the structural components of reading competence of the profiled school students and considers the advantages of using English authentic texts of on-line editions. Dealing with the notion of text authenticity it also dwells upon characteristics of authenticity peculiar to English authentic texts of online editions. The interactive foreign language teaching and its techniques are suggested as a methodological bases and tool adequate to the tasks of forming reading competence of profiled school students using English authentic texts of online editions. Conclusion. The research has shown that English authentic texts of online editions are an effective means of forming reading competence of profiled school students. English authentic texts of online editions have a powerful lingua-sociocultural, psychological and pedagogical potential; when used as teaching material, authentic texts of newspaper and magazine publications stimulate learners’ motivation and interest to the country of the target language that increases the effectiveness of forming reading competence of profiled school students.

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