Abstract
The relevance of the problem under study is determined by the transition to active methods in the foreign languages teaching which is observed in recent years. These methods also include the educational discussion which is a subject of this research. The purpose of the article is to identify the educational potential of the educational discussion as one of the methods of formation and development of the unprepared speech skills and an effective means of the communicative competence formation in the foreign languages teaching. Based on the analysis of different approaches to the problem of teaching the unprepared foreign language speech, as well as the results of practical work, the authors of the article identify such features as spontaneity, naturalness and motivation. Authors come to the conclusion that the objective features of this type of speech activity being the properties of the educational discussion must be taken into account in the organization of the educational process aimed at the development of the free conversation skills in a foreign language. The need for the material selection and structuring for the organization of the educational discussion in accordance with its linguistic and cultural value is highlighted in the article. It also includes the tasks which are recommended for students to perform at the preparation stage of the discussion in order to overcome language and speech difficulties and the types of the educational discussions used in foreign language teaching are defined. In general according to the results of research such method of teaching as educational discussion is effective for the formation and development of unprepared speech skills in a foreign language. The article may be useful for the teachers of a foreign language working at secondary schools and in higher educational institutions, also for students, graduate and postgraduate students who are engaged in studying and research of the problems of the foreign languages teaching.
Highlights
Nowadays in the era of globalization requirements to the level of foreign language proficiency for university graduates are high
The purpose of the article is to identify the educational potential of the educational discussion as one of the methods of formation and development of the unprepared speech skills and an effective means of the communicative competence formation in the foreign languages teaching
Authors come to the conclusion that the objective features of this type of speech activity being the properties of the educational discussion must be taken into account in the organization of the educational process aimed at the development of the free conversation skills in a foreign language
Summary
Nowadays in the era of globalization requirements to the level of foreign language proficiency for university graduates are high. This level as the basis of professional competence must comply with international requirements and standards and increase competitive advantage of a specialist in working market both at home and abroad. The main objective of language education is the formation of a multicultural linguistic identity that has a high level of foreign language communicative competence. The structure of communicative competence includes several interrelated components that are interconnected, forming thereby the integrity and unity. For this reason the concept “communicative competence” can be considered as a system concept. There are different classifications of communicative competence components in the works of domestic and foreign researchers, the analysis of which allows us to distinguish the following www.ccsenet.org/jsd
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