ОСОБЛИВОСТІ РЕАЛІЗАЦІЇ СОЦІОКУЛЬТУРНОГО ПІДХОДУ ДО НАВЧАННЯ ІНОЗЕМНИХ МОВ У ВИЩІЙ ШКОЛІ

• Authors: Наталія Ткаченко

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The features of realization of socio-cultural approach to teaching foreign languages in high school

• Languages of publication: UK

Abstracts

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The article deals with defining the essence and main concepts of sociocultural approach to teaching foreign languages and the ways of its implementation in higher education. The socio-cultural approach is based on the idea that society and culture shape cognition. Social customs, beliefs, values and language are all part of what shapes a person’s identity and reality. According to this approach, what a person thinks is based on his or her socio-cultural background. The socio-cultural approach takes into account more than the individual in attempting to understand cognitive processes. According to the socio-cultural approach a foreign language is considered to be a communication tool and a tool of learning the world culture, national culture and social subcultures of different people. The purpose of socio-cultural approach to teaching foreign languages is to enable the students to effectively navigate through the culturally-embedded situations in which they may find themselves in different countries. Socio-cultural competence is defined as a result of socio-cultural education. Its component structure is analyzed. The socio-cultural competence is a base of equal dialogue of cultures. It provides the ability to navigate among the cultural markers in the authentic language environment, to predict possible socio-cultural barriers in the terms of intercultural communication and to resolve them. It also contributes to social and cultural knowledge about countries and people, a student’s social and cultural self-education in any other areas. Modern forms, methods and means of students’ sociocultural competence forming in the process of teaching a foreign language beyond the language environment are analyzed. The debates, seminars, conferences and discussions are considered to be the most appropriate forms of work. Role playing, problem tasks are the most effective methods. The ready-made multimedia courses («Learn to Speak English», «Tell me More», «Reward Intem @ tive», «English Platinum» etc.), films, videos, television programs and other authentic materials stand out among the teaching means. In addition, the creation of European integration clubs, clubs for correspondence, clubs for cooking according to different national recipes can be recommended for effective students’ socio-cultural competence forming.

Keywords

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socio-cultural approach; teaching foreign languages socio-cultural competence; forms; methods; means of socio-cultural competence forming

• Publisher: Sumy State Pedagogical University named after A.S. Makarenko
• Journal: Педагогічні науки: теорія, історія, інноваційні технології
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 8(42)
• Pages: 258-265

Dates

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2014-10-27

Contributors

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Наталія Ткаченко