Коммуникативно-деятельностный подход в обучении иностранному языку (на примере практического курса русского языка для учащихся военных вузов)
ENThe object of the article is to highlight and analyze the latest methods and technologies of teaching foreign languages and reveal a possibility of using them in practical course of the Russian language for foreigners at military universities and schools. The article gives a brief overview of traditional and empirical approaches to teaching foreign languages and reveals the advantages and disadvantages of the methods used by methodologists. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the SCL (student-centered learning) method as the most promising method for teaching a foreign language at a military college despite some of its shortcomings and difficulties associated with its implementation. The authors have become firmly convinced that when taking into account the tasks facing a foreign language teacher with the military audience, it is reasonable to accomplish training on the basis of an active and equal partnership of a teacher and cadets, which can be achieved when using the SCL method. The activation method (AM) is recognized as one of the most effective methods of teaching a foreign language when it is used in combination with the SCL method. The authors suppose that the AM can be described as a scientificallybased concept of learning, the purpose of which is learning to communicate in a foreign language through communication. This method is used most often in the absence of a real language environment and is the best way to assimilate a large number of new words in a unit of study time. In combination with the SCL method and traditional teaching methods, the AM undoubtedly helps to create necessary conditions for a successful partnership of a teacher and cadets. The authors have come to the conclusion that only a harmonious combination of a set of methods and techniques can ensure the success of learning process.In addition, changed learning conditions (for example, distance learning possibility, use of computer technologies and availability of audiovisual teaching means in the classroom) and rapid development of teaching technologies in general create fertile ground for introducing into the educational process a model that contains a set of methodical techniques which are based on the combination of traditional methods of teaching and the latest methodological technologies. The article also deals with the principles of constructing a new textbook on the Russian language for students of military educational institutions which is based on a modern understanding of the methods of foreign language teaching and takes into account the specifics of military audience. The authors emphasize a need to include modern distance technologies into the educational process, since it is possible to build fundamentally new forms of education on their basis.
