Филологические науки” /1.Методика преподавания языка и литературы

Фёдорова Марина Леонидовна

ст.преподаватель ЦЯП, КГУ им.А.Байтурсынова,

Костанай,Казахстан

Application of the techniques of individual and differentiated approaches in teaching foreign languages

The problem of individualized and differentiated approaches to teaching students is studied enough, but, in view of the complexity of the application of these technologies in practice, it continues to attract the attention of educators. Many Soviet, Russian and foreign researchers, such as A.A. Kirsanov, A.G Russkikh, I. E Unt, I.M. Cheredov and others have worked and continue to work on its development: a huge number of monographs, dissertations, articles are created and published. But still individualisation and differentiation of learning   raises interest of scientists in a particular subject and in general. On this basis, there is a scientific problem: what should be done to lead individualization and differentiation to positive results in training?

Many educators mix two such concepts as "individualization" and "differentiation".

For a start, let us try to understand how these concepts are understood by researchers dealing with this problem.

 I.E Unt., one of the researchers of this problem, defines the concepts of "individualization" and "differentiation" as follows:

 "Individualisation  is taking into account in the process of learning individual characteristics of students in all its forms and methods, regardless of what features and to what extent they are taken into account."

"Differentiation is taking into account individual characteristics of students in the form in which students are grouped on the basis of any special features for individual learning; training usually takes place in this case for several different curricula and programs.»

The principle of a differentiated approach to learning requires taking into account students age-related characteristics: their creative thinking, the ability to simulate; when teaching adults their language experience is used, logical thinking, the ability to transfer skills and knowledge. It also implies that each step of their training involves learning techniques:  at the initial stages of training imitations are more often used, reproductive exercises, working on individual skills. Advanced stages of training exercises are provided, forming complex verbal skills and practiced complex forms of speech activity.

It is well known that the number of students in the group is heterogeneous. The main difficulty of the teacher is to find the optimal combination of individual, group and frontal forms of work in the classroom, which is particularly relevant in the credit system of education. The accompanying task is not easier: determining the individual characteristics of the individual student and organization on that basis the teacher’s activity, aimed at the development of mental abilities of each student.

          Differentiation in teaching is closely related to the individualization of students. In order to get the full benefit of the students it is just necessary to take into account the personality of each student and focus on personal individualization of learning a foreign language. Ignoring personal individualization, taking speech acts  away from the real feelings, thoughts, interests, i.e, from the practical relationship of the individual to reality, we make  the students consider  the language  only as a kind of formal system rather than an instrument of communication.

      So as an example, work on the topic «My home-Kazakhstan», can be provided

 The 2nd year students of non-linguistic specialties were given the opportunity to construct statements based on  their personal attitude to the question What homeland means for them, to express again the same attitude to the statement of  the fellow students.

     The principle of individualization permeates almost every lesson, any topic at training speaking another statement; it encourages everyone to speech production, motivates participation of each student and finally makes foreign language lessons more interesting, productive.

     Developing work on this topic, we can take into account the personal relation of each person  to the issues proposed for discussion:

1. What do you associate the concept of "homeland"?

2. What and who you are proud of?

3. Kazakhstan is a multiethnic country.

4. Prospects for the development of Kazakhstan.

         For this work students are  divided into 4 groups of interest in the problem

 of   discussion in each group  there are "consultants" who help to select the necessary material, and, most importantly, advise students with lower levels of education in the statements on matters of mutual interest. The result of a polylogue is positive: 100% participation of the entire group and each person.

       As can be seen from this example, individualization is inseparable from differentiation, since the incorporation of the personal characteristics of each does not mean mastering  speaking skills by  each students on the equal level. This process is long and difficult, as individualized job requires more creativity from the  teacher.

 

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