THE WAYS OF INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS ‘ STUDY TIME FOR MASTERING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN A NON-LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITY

Lyubov A Ermakova

doi:10.52013/2658-7556-54-4-5

Abstract

The article attempts to analyse the most possible and effective options for increasing the amount of study time allocated to students and by the students themselves for mastering a foreign language in a non-linguistic university. To achieve this goal the author proposes to reconsider and reform the format of students’ independent work, making it a full-fledged component of a continuous interactive educational process. The practical value of the transition to teaching basic and specialized subjects in a foreign language is also emphasized through additional qualifications of the teaching staff, their active creative interaction, as well as high-quality training of students based on the school curriculum. The author calls the third way to expand the time frame for mastering a foreign language to actively introduce the formats of game and project activities into the educational process.

Highlights

The current situation with the constant reduction of full-time classroom hours allocated to students for studying a foreign language is aggravated by the global cataclysm – a pandemic – which "drives" students and teachers into remote mode
The author calls the process of teaching a foreign language with the overwhelming share of independent work of students, which is a symbiosis of project activities and games, a "global game"
In the context of distance learning, the global game format fits perfectly into the educational process, where students prepare for each module independently, and its implementation – in the form of meetings in online mode

Summary

Introduction

The current situation with the constant reduction of full-time classroom hours allocated to students for studying a foreign language is aggravated by the global cataclysm – a pandemic – which "drives" students and teachers into remote mode. The second most effective way, according to the author, to significantly increase the study time for learning a foreign language in a non-linguistic university can be a gradual transition from teaching basic and specialized subjects in their native language to submitting material in a foreign language.

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