PRAGMATIC INDICATORS OF THE USE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF UZBEKISTAN

Abstract

he purpose of this article is a comparative study of pragmatic indicators of the use of English in the educational system of Uzbekistan. The article addresses sociolinguistic and pragmatic features of the use of the English language introduced in educational system of Uzbekistan. The English language operating in Uzbekistan is analyzed through the results of field studies as well as through comparative study of the institutional and legal-normative basis of the state of the English language in the national education system. In particular, the article describes an experiment conducted on the basis of methods proposed by Roger Brown and Albert Gilman among master students of different nationalities to determine their linguistic behavior in different social conditions settings, as well as to identify cultural values of discursive activity in the implementation of the self-assessment strategy. On the basis of the results, the author raises important issues of teaching English in Uzbekistan and describes the established policy of continuous education in the Republic, concerning English as a revolutionary language. In addition, the author of the article believes that the organization of English language teaching requires taking into account the sociolinguistic status of the language, socio-psychological neutrality towards it, comparative-pragmatic and functional indicators of activity.