Keyword: «learning a foreign language»

The article explores the techniques and methods of stimulating cognitive interest in learning a foreign language. The urgency of this problem is due to the challenges of modern education. In recent decades, each member of society is required to speak a foreign language in order to enter the open information space, ensure communication, facilitate socialization. The purpose of the study: to determine effective methods of stimulating cognitive interest to learn a foreign language. The decline of interest in learning foreign languages is explained by the fact that the learning process almost does not use such a factor as the practical use of acquired knowledge. This problem can be solved by introducing modern educational technologies and non-traditional forms of education analyzed in this work. The leading methods for investigating the problem are: analysis of the scientific and methodological literature for studying, comparing and summarizing different points of view on the research topic; synthesis and systematization of advanced pedagogical experience on this topic; conversation (with teachers, students); questionnaire survey; observation. The main methods of stimulating the cognitive process in teaching foreign languages at school are: communicative method; project method; interactive teaching methods (brainstorming, business and role-playing games, debates, the use of case technologies, a round table, games); cooperation technology; use of information and communication and Internet technologies. As a result of the study, we found out that a lesson-trip, a lesson-tour, a lesson-quiz, a video-lesson, a method of projects, a technology of cooperation, Internet technologies are effective. In addition, in order to stimulate cognitive interest in the school subject and the specific studied material, it is appropriate to use a variety of games, videos, presentations with colorful slides, flashcards – teaching tools that create interactivity, classroom communication, causing emotions, attracting attention. The theoretical significance of this work lies in the disclosure of the essence of methods for increasing cognitive interest to the lessons of a foreign language, as well as in determining the significance of the problem under consideration. Practical significance is manifested in the possibility to use the main results of the work in the classroom at school.

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.