Keyword: «foreign language teaching»

The article is devoted to a popular phenomenon in the modern educational system, called "edutainment". The article gives a brief description of edutainment as a special way of teaching, different types and ways of using elements of edutainment in teaching a foreign language. The article describes the tools of edutainment, as well as its role in the formation of foreign language communicative competence.

This article is dedicated to the specific character and problems of foreign language teaching in military high schools. The methodology in dealing with these problems is suggested as well. The research showed that the workbook “Campaign-English for the Military” is the most appropriate option in dealing with issues mentioned in the article.

This article is dedicated to the issue of teaching the Humanities through the integration of information from different fields of knowledge and different subjects. Interdiscipline integration plays a significant role in teaching highly qualified specialists. The author describes some ways of integrating knowledge, focusing special attention on historical and linguistic aspects.

The article considers the problems of organizing students’ practically-oriented training in the field of teaching foreign languages. Some aspects of realizing academic awareness practice of Bachelor’s programme students and project-technological practice of Master’s programme students are discussed. The experience of realizing these types of practice at the Institute of History, Philosophy and Political Studies of Ryazan State University named for S. Yessenin is given as an example.

The relevance of the current study is determined by the importance of further research and development of English language teaching methods employing videopodcasts on the base of LMS Moodle. The rapid growth of modern information and communication technology, including Internet, allows to employ it as an effective ELT tool. Meanwhile we have to accept a fundamental contradiction between the critical necessity for informatization of ELT process and traditional teaching technologies currently employed in non-linguistic higher educational institutions. The purpose of the article is to make the analysis of the last two years ELT experience of the use of podcasting as on-line language teaching and learning tool and to invent the methodological algorithm for creating ELT material on the base of videopodcasts. The technical potential of the Learning Management System (LMS) Moodle in terms of utilizing its resources for integrating videopodcasts in the ELT process is considered. The analysis of native and foreign studies shows that recent decades have seen a welcome surge of practical and academic interest in the discussed topic. However, the lack of large fundamental studies (doctoral papers, monographs, teacher’s books) should be noted. In the course of the study the authors use the following research methods: the method of the analysis of relevant scientific literature; the generalization method; the observation method; the empirical methods of survey and quantitative analysis. The authors present the reliable algorithm of creating and using the podcast-based teaching materials for on-line/off-line classes. The mentioned algorithm was developed and tested by the instructors of the Chair of foreign languages at the Civil Defence Academy (EMERCOM of Russia). The analysis of the students’ survey shows that they consider videopodcasts to be really effective and motivating language learning technology able to assist in the development of language skills of listening, speaking, and writing. The authors conclude that podcasting technology has a number of methodological advantages and is capable to contribute to more effective foreign language teaching and learning. Podcasting technology also allows learners’ flexibility and personalized learning. The results of the research contribute to language didactics and to the improvement of teaching methods by advancing the application of modern technologies in ELT classrooms.