Abstract
The article considers an innovative approach to teaching foreign languages in higher learning institutions, which is prompted by the forthcoming structural reform of higher education in Russia. The essence of this innovative method is peer learning. Integrating this method into foreign language classes has a number of advantages. First of all, it gives opportunities for students to share their experience and knowledge with each other without any concerns over the age difference. Then, it allows them to prove their language skills. Finally, it provides a sense of self-esteem: our data indicate that students feel more confident and self-aware when they demonstrate their expertise participating in cooperative learning tasks in a foreign language. So the primary concept of peer learning is that changing their knowledge students learn from each other. The article provides effective teaching techniques of implementing individual and group work through peer learning strategy and describes some cooperative learning situations which can improve students’ proficiency in English.
Highlights
The article considers some aspects of structural reform of higher education proposed by President V.V
Being able to communicate with people of different personality types, make reasonable decisions, accept responsibility and be consistent make sense. All these qualities influence appropriate work ethic and moral integrity of an employee. In this regard the techniques we propose can help students to master a foreign language, and to improve their interpersonal skills and motivate them tobe open to new ideasandnever stop learning, which will contribute to their successful personal development
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Summary
The article considers some aspects of structural reform of higher education proposed by President V.V. Putin in hismessage to the Federal Assembly inJanuary, 2020. Putin in hismessage to the Federal Assembly inJanuary, 2020 It touches upon the innovative learning approaches aimed at formation of key cultural and professional competences of students who are trained for both established and emerging industries.By focusing on the undoubted importance of transformations of the education system in this countrynowadays we feel the urge toshare our experience in introducing some novelties in designing, conducting and managing more elaborate, but at the same time feasible approaches to teaching foreign languages, which bring together theory and practice. This research has been undertaken to prove advantages of the innovative practices which are coming in importance in light of the new standards designed for higher learning institution in the Russian Federation.
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