Keyword: «английский язык»

The article is devoted to the age features of pupils in the development of educational foreign language programs. The author emphasizes the main types of pupils’ mental work at different levels of education and also gives recommendations concerning the formation of positive motivation in mastering the language.

The article is devoted to the problem of translation of English humor into Russian. The article describes a brief history of the English humorous tradition, the characteristic features of English humor. The types of jokes typical for the English language are described, as well as the methods and techniques of their translation to the Russian language.

American slang, its existence and active development – these are the problems discussed in the article. The history of the American language is analyzed, types and ways of word and expression transformation are presented. Huge range of present-day American slang is given as examples.

The article deals with the problem of interpreting the concept of slang. It touches upon factors influencing slang and allocation of borrowed words into groups. The article gives the list of words widely used by teenagers. It reveals the classification of borrowing foreign words in Russian language.

In 2017 the President and the Government of the Russian Federation issued the acts establishing the launch of the digital economy in the country. The documents point out, that the existing vocational education programmes do not adequately meet the needs of the digital economy, digital learning tools are not sufficiently used in the final assessment procedures, the process is not fully integrated into the digital information environment. In the course of the investigation the content analysis of psychological, pedagogical and instructional literature on the problem of the research, government regulations and state educational standards, etc., as well as the empirical research by methods of pedagogical observation, survey and generalization of pedagogical experience were carried out. As a result, it was concluded that, firstly, traditional forms of state final certification of university graduates do not correspond to the requirements of the digital economy and have to be modernized; secondly, the procedure of state final certification can and have to be carried out in digital format, as required by the regulations of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation; thirdly, to assess the level of students’ in the field of training "Pedagogical education" universal and professional competencies development, in the foreign language and methods of instruction included, it is possible to use such assessment tools as an electronic portfolio, a demonstration exam, an electronic educational resource created by a student. The results contribute to the development of ideas about the possibility and ways of using digital technologies in the procedure of the state final certification of University students enrolled in bachelor's and master's degree programs in the field of "Pedagogical Education". The obtained results contribute to the development of ideas about the possibility and ways of using digital technologies in the procedure of the state final certification of university students enrolled in bachelor's and master's degree programs in the field of "Pedagogical Education".