ANALYSIS OF POSSIBILITIES OF GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS APPLICATION IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING

Abstract

The article highlights the methodological potential of using graphic organizers as a modern visualization technology for the presentation and structuring of information in the educational process of a foreign language in higher education institutions. The approaches of domestic and foreign educators to the use of such organizers in the process of teaching disciplines in general and on certain aspects of teaching foreign languages in particular are analyzed. The purpose of the article is to summarize the experience of using graphic organizers and analyze the possibilities of their use in foreign language teaching in higher education institutions. Possibilities of using graphic organizers in the educational process in a foreign language are identified and generalized. These include: ease of creation, editing and verification; reusability; for individual, pair and group work; use in any learning format; use in various aspects of teaching; for students of any level of language proficiency; removing the language barrier; application of research approach in teaching and development of thinking; opportunity to consider the whole topic of the lesson; the ability to turn a large amount of information into a structured, easy-to-understand graphic image. The most common forms for use in foreign language teaching (hierarchical, cyclical, consistent, conceptual, comparisons, data organizers) and their examples are given. The stages of introduction of graphic organizers in the educational process in a foreign language are considered. The forms of presentation of graphic organizers and resources for their creation are indicated. The great potential for the use of graphic organizers in the educational process of a foreign language and the need for further research on the application of certain types in various aspects of teaching a foreign language in higher education.