Keyword: «surprise pedagogy»

This article is devoted to the pedagogy of surprise which is a modern pedagogical orientation developed by P.A. Stepichev. The purpose of the study is to describe the concept of "pedagogy of surprise" and its key elements: the learning environment, surprise by the fact, the teaching method, the students’ surprise at their own success and the obtained result. The author substantiates the importance of applying the ideas of surprise pedagogy within the framework of a student-centered approach. The article explains the positive influence of surprise pedagogy on student motivation and the quality of learning outcomes. The research also contains practical ideas that can be applied in the foreign language classroom in higher educational institutions.