Keyword: «methodological principles»

Microlearning is a modern trend that is rapidly gaining popularity not only in the field of corporate training, but also in the educational system. However, the lack of a systematic discussion and different approaches to defining this concept make it difficult to develop effective methodological solutions. The purpose of this article is to determine and shape the key principles of the implementation of microlearning for teaching foreign languages under the framework of the competency-based approach as the one guiding educational organizations. To solve this problem, theoretical and empirical research methods are used: analysis of relevant publications and world trends in the context of the digital transformation of education; comparative analysis of the basic elements of the concepts under consideration to determine their compatibility. Reviewing publications, the article compares both the developed concept of the competency-based approach that dominates modern education and the concept of microlearning, which has recently increased the pace of its development. As a result of the study, a matrix of compliance of the basic characteristics of microlearning with the principles of the competency-based approach was compiled and the principles of microlearning were formulated: the principle of self-sufficiency of micromodules; the principle of focusing; the principle of subjective time; the principle of interactivity; the principle of digitalization and mobility. A significant degree of compliance of the microlearning concept with the competency-based approach allows us to draw a conclusion about the applicability of microlearning in educational organizations at different levels (in particular for learning foreign languages). However, there are also contradictions that arise at the stage of practical implementation of the microlearning concept elements into the learning process at a university. To the greatest extent they refer to the principles of self-sufficiency of micromodules, subjectivity of time, and interactivity, which is due to the factors enveloping the process of learning in educational organizations. Prospects for further research are the search for methodological solutions and didactic resources that correspond to the previously mentioned principles, and their implementation in teaching practice.

The article presents the results of the study of the scientific and theoretical basis for microlearning-based teaching of foreign languages and foreign language communication. The aim of the study was to determine the specific methodological principles of microlearning and their relations with the fundamental didactic principles and methodological principles of teaching foreign languages. To confirm the relevance of using microlearning in educational organizations, a qualitative analysis of publications was made. The fields under investigation include the microlearning concept, its application in teaching foreign languages, the problem of methodological principles as a part of methodology basis and modern approaches to their classification and systematization, differential, individual, and personalized approaches to educational activities, cognitive-activity-based foundations of learning, and factors enveloping the educational process and related to its participants-oriented essence, as well as mediality, and pedagogical design. Scientometric databases were used to search for relevant publications. As a result of the study, microlearning-based methodological principles of teaching foreign languages and foreign language communication were formulated: the principle of mediality and multi-format microlearning of foreign languages, the principle of spaced repetition and content customized microlearning of foreign languages, the principle of combining synchronous and asynchronous learning forms, the principle of relying on the practice of informal learning of foreign languages, the principle of personalization of a foreign language educational trajectory. Their interrelations with the didactic and methodological principles of teaching foreign languages were also revealed, which allows us to talk about the appropriateness of pedagogical developments based on the hierarchical system of the given provisions and, as a result, the relevance of using this concept in the environment of formal educational institutions. The theoretical significance of this study lies in identifying crucial aspects of microlearning-based teaching of foreign languages and foreign language communication, which have a psychological and pedagogical rationale and determine the conditions and stages of the educational process. The practical significance of this study lies in its potential to improve the effectiveness of training courses, designed to include functional-and-communicative micromodules, foreign language communicative skills development algorithms, and assessment criteria.