Keyword: «foreign language communication competence»

The article is devoted to the problem of organization of Student Olympiads as one of the effective forms of extracurricular work of university students. The article describes the experience of organizing the Foreign Languages Olympiad movement at Omsk State Agricultural University. The study allows to come to a conclusion about the effectiveness of the Foreign Languages Chair instructors’ work for organizing the extracurricular activities of students.

The article summarizes the author’s experience of using communicative exercises and creative tasks when teaching English to second-year Education majors (Primary education and the English language). Reasons for extensive use of creative tasks are highlighted, examples of various exercises and tasks done at the lessons when dealing with the topic “Clothes. Style. Fashion” are given and ways of performing them are described.

The article summarizes the author’s experience of using creative tasks when teaching English to third-year Education majors (Primary education and the English language). Reasons for extensive use of creative tasks are highlighted, examples of various exercises and tasks done at the lessons when revising the topic “Personality” are given and ways of performing them are described.