Keyword: «music»

The article summarizes the experience of lecturing on Western and Russian popular music for Russian and American audiences, respectively. The author traces the process of formation and development of rock music in the USA, Great Britain and the USSR and its influence on the culture of the country as a whole, as well as differences in the perception of such music.

The article examines some aspects of the emergence of a car-related culture in the United States and its manifestation in various areas of public and cultural life of the country. Special attention is paid to the history of development of the automotive industry and the emergence of purely American phenomena, as well as the impact on the lifestyle, language and worldview of Americans.

The article discusses aspects of differentiation, individualization and personalization in the context of guitar lessons in small groups in hospital settings, taking into account the role of a tutor (teacher of additional education); describes methods of overcoming difficulties in such classes, including specific examples of tutor experience.

The education system needs changes that entail the formation of a certain innovative environment, where each person will be able to create new ideas based on acquired professional knowledge. Interactive technologies are an integral part of the new standards of the educational process in any area. This article reveals the concept of "interactive technologies" and provides examples of their influence of interactive methods of teaching RFL of foreign student-musicians.

Music is known as one of the main and most widespread art directions in any country and culture. The article is devoted to the usage of songs in the settings of an EFL lesson. The authors list the purposes of playing songs in the EFL classroom and describe the prerequisites of an efficient listening task. Besides, the article includes examples of songs and tasks that can assist language instructors in improving learners’ understanding of the aspects of spoken speech, teaching vocabulary and grammar, encouraging creative thinking, and initiating pair or group discussion by giving learners an incentive to speak. The authors also point out that there is more than one way of working with a song in class. EFL instructors are free to modify listening tasks to suit their lesson goals and learners’ proficiency level.