Inna N. Kosheleva

The significance of the problem refers to the demand for English writing skills among different specialists as well as for the ways of their effective development by means of increasing student engagement in learning process. Besides, insufficient coverage of the student writing engagement is noted. Consequently, the article aims at a full consideration of the concept of student engagement, its relation to motivation, as well as the description of its enhancement strategies when teaching English writing. The angle of the research is determined by the framework of the humanistic approach which takes into account students' interests, aspirations, expectations, therefore, the lessons are characterized by student centeredness and sustaining intrinsic motivation. The study is also carried out from the standpoint of the self-determination theory assuming that student involvement increases when the main students' psychological needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness are met. Also the tenets of sociocultural theory become relevant as they imply that learning happens in interaction with other people, where the exchange of ideas and discussion of the acquired knowledge matter. In addition, the work is based on the process approach to teaching writing. It comprises the following stages: prewriting, planning, writing of a first draft, its redrafting and revising, proofreading. The literature review made it possible to identify the components of student engagement such as: behavioral, emotional (affective), cognitive and social. The article provides the description of each component accompanied by a number of their development strategies. The theoretical significance of the research refers to a complex description of student engagement that expands the perspective on the motivation problem in teaching writing, as well as open up new opportunities for development and sustaining self-regulated learning in this field. The practical significance of the work lies in the fact that the findings can be used when designing programs in foreign language writing in different learning contexts taking into consideration the students' needs and goals. Implementation of the described strategies for increasing student engagement in teaching English writing lays the foundation for students’ positive attitude towards the learning process and fosters their motivation.

The relevance of the problem under consideration is determined by the fact that foreign language teaching, in particular, English language teaching, is inextricably connected with the development of social interaction skills that in turn fosters a more successful integration into the global community. The research aims at a comprehensive consideration of the concept of interactional competence, its relation to communicative and pragmatic competences as well as the ways of its formation in students of non-linguistic universities. The work is carried out within the framework of the communicative approach that highlights the development of interpersonal intercultural interaction as well as social skills. In addition, the practicability of the inductive approach to the acquisition of interactional resources (communication strategies) becomes relevant as it implies that learning process goes from particular facts, i.e. observed phenomena in live spontaneous speech to general reasoning, i.e. patterns of their use. The study also implements the tenets of the sociocultural theory implying that learning and thought processes are based on the principles of collaboration and communication between people. The research findings are supported by the tenets of conversation analysis allowing to observe the structure of the spoken language and mechanisms of social interaction. The analysis of the academic literature allowed to identify the components of interactional competence such as: topic management, turn management, interactive listening, non-verbal behaviour, breakdown repair. An example of work with some communication strategies within the framework of the inductive approach is provided. The theoretical significance of the study lies in the description of interactional competence expanding on the language nature and opening up new frontiers and opportunities in English language teaching. The practical significance of the work is determined by the possibility of using the findings when developing programs in different educational contexts – linguistic and non-linguistic universities taking into consideration the learners' needs and learning goals. Highlighting the language interactional aspects in curricula provides the opportunity of raising learners' awareness of structure and features of spoken language and lays the foundation for successful communication.

The relevance of the problem under consideration is determined by necessity of the complex approach to the issue of giving feedback in a student-centered classroom and also in the context of learner autonomy formation in the educational process. Thus, teaching writing goes hand in hand with providing comments from a teacher, peers, computer programmes which taken into consideration foster improvement on pieces of writing. Therefore, the issue of the creation of the conditions for effective feedback encouraging learners to take action and correct their works is of particular importance. The research aims at developing a model for forming an understanding of the essence of teacher comments and their correct interpretation by the students. The study was carried out taking into account the tenets of self-determination theory linking motivation and a desire for action with people's basic psychological needs – relatedness, autonomy, competence – being met. Also the work draws on the basis of the sociocultural theory implying that knowledge is constructed in an interaction with other people – teachers and peers. The experiment using a new format of work «Writing Hall of Fame» is supported by the concept of tacit knowledge. This knowledge is difficult to express but it can be acquired through discussions of exemplars, analogies, various stories. The analysis of the academic literature made it possible for the author to identify the key components of the model geared to the building of awareness of teacher’s comments and understanding of their essence: appreciating feedback, creating trusting teacher-student relationships, principles and strategies of effective feedback, peer assessment, creating collection of the best student works «Writing Hall of Fame». The description of each component is accompanied by methodological recommendations. The theoretical significance of the work lies in the creation of the model forming in learners the understanding of feedback and its value that is likely to lead to action and better learning. The practical significance of the article stems from the possibility of the model use in other learning contexts – at master's and postgraduate levels, specialized universities by tailoring its components to the learners' needs and educational programmes.

In the rapidly changing conditions of both the educational and work processes, independent learning skills are more a necessity than a desirable requirement for its participants. The relevance of the problem under consideration is determined by specific requirements associated with English language teaching at a particular non-linguistic university where the students are supposed to have a high level of language proficiency and the academic load implies a large amount of independent work during vocabulary acquisition. Moreover, a growing trend towards shift to online learning calls for building students' autonomy skills. Therefore, the article aims at description of development conditions of learner autonomy to promote English vocabulary acquisition in non-linguistic students. The study was carried out from the perspective of constructivism learning theory which holds that knowledge is constructed by human upon foundation of previous experience and in an interaction with other people. Furthermore, the basis of the lexical approach is used which puts emphasis not on a large amount of exercises aiming at a complete vocabulary acquisition, but on the practice spread over time. The analysis of the academic literature made it possible for the author to identify the basic components of learner autonomy geared to expansion of students' English vocabulary – giving students control over their learning, use of student-centered approach, mastering vocabulary learning strategies and self-reflection skills, building peer-assessment skills, use of collaborative learning, raising motivation, teacher's facilitative style. The discussion of each component is accompanied by hands-on recommendations. The theoretical significance of the research lies in the fact that the seven identified components make up the model of formation of learner autonomy that fosters revisiting teacher-student relationships and empowering them with freedom of choice and more responsibility for their learning. The practical significance of this article lies in the possibility of conducting effective work with foreign language vocabulary by means of learner autonomy and tailoring its components to the learning goals and objectives of language courses.