Keyword: «primary foreign language education»

Use of interactive technologies in teaching a foreign language in primary foreign language education

Author:

Veronika Brovko

The article presents the interpretation of the concepts of «interaction», «interactivity», «interactive technologies» through the prism of their use in teaching a foreign language. The article discusses the effective use of interactive technologies in the educational process in foreign language lessons in elementary school. Examples of the effective use of interactive technologies in foreign language lessons in elementary school are given.

Keywords: educational process, interactive whiteboard, interactive technologies, foreign language teaching, games, primary foreign language education

Forming Foreign Language Socio-cultural Competence in Primary Foreign Language Education on the Basis of Authentic Cartoons

Authors:

Svetlana Somova,

Uliya Platonova

The article examines theoretical aspects of the problem of forming socio-cultural competence while teaching junior schoolchildren foreign languages, analyzes various definitions of socio-cultural competence and its components, and describes the advantages and principles of using authentic materials in teaching intercultural communication. Particular attention is paid to the discussion of the expediency of introducing authentic video materials through W. Disney cartoons, thanks to which students will develop socio-cultural competence. The author highlights the psychophysiological features of children’s development at an early school age, and also describes the requirements for choosing a cartoon and the conditions for organizing the lesson based on it, offers electronic educational resources.

Keywords: listening, socio-cultural competence, english language, authentic material, lexical skills, methods of teaching english, cartoons, primary foreign language education, formation of socio-cultural competence of primary school students