Keyword: «school foreign language education»

The article contains a set of problem tasks used during student teaching at school. The authors describe a few examples of such tasks applied in the foreign language 8th grade classroom to achieve varied goals. The authors claim that a consistent use of problem tasks at different stages of the lesson promotes integrated outcomes of school foreign language education.

The article is devoted to analyzing the educational potential of middle school foreign language lessons. The authors describe a few examples of such lessons which were probed in student teaching, the significance of discussing student personal experiences is emphasized as the most effective way to realize this potential. These experiences are either available in the students` past lives or purposefully acquired through extra-curricular activities. While discussing their experiences in the foreign language classroom communication, students can determine their standpoints as well as their attitudes.

The authors highlight the application of multimedia technologies in school foreign language education. Multimedia technologies have become an indispensable component of any classroom. In foreign language teaching and learning, they perform a variety of functions and promote diverse effects on students regardless of their age and level. The results of school student teaching confirm these assumptions.

The article is devoted to analyzing the socio-cultural potential of school foreign language education. The authors identify the components of foreign language educational content that can contribute to shaping student personal culture. This culture is based on their experiences that they acquire while learning the subject. It embraces related knowledge of the language and specific culture; abilities to effectively perform both intellectual and communicative activities, as well as relative values that underlie student performance.

The authors highlight the specific characteristics of problem solving tasks and project based tasks used in high school foreign language classrooms. Though teachers widely apply project work, there are a lot of drawbacks in its practical use. The authors rely on different classifications of problem solving project based tasks to provide their variety in the classroom and achieve integrated outcomes of high school foreign language education.