Types of Memory and Their Development with Students of a Non-linguistic University in Foreign Language Training

Abstract

The article describes the problems of mastering new material, which are faced by almost all teachers of the discipline “Foreign language”. It is concluded that obstacles are due to underdeveloped memory of educatees’ that are involved in the process of learning a non-native language. Described universal principles may be used in foreign language training to activate long-term and short-term memory. Practical recommendations are given, focused on the productive format of introducing new lexical and grammatical material of the training curricula in a foreign language. Warm-up and cool-down sessions are considered not only to be as one of the methodological tools but also as an exerciser for students’ memory.