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1.4. Definition of methodology

METHODOLOGY is a technology of teaching foreign languages which studies and shows short but the most rational, effective and scientifically grounded ways of developing in learners foreign language communicative com­petence in taking part in a socially grounded speech interaction by means of speaking, reading, listening comprehension and writing.

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF PART 1

Ground your choices on the paragraphs of the part.

1. The majority of people study English so that they were able:

a / to listen to the radio and TV programmes; b/ to write business letters in English; c/ to study grammar and a great lot of words; d/ to speak; e/ to have some practical knowledge of English.

2. The statement that people's speech both in the native and foreign languages is influenced by a social context means:

a/people are well informed of the political events; b/they read a lot of fiction; c/ people speak the language of that social environment they belong to; d/they communicate with friends from abroad.

3. The main aim of the Communicative Approach is:

a/ to develop learners' ability to speak English; b/ to develop learners' com­municative competence in a certain social background; c/ to teach learners all means of communication, d/ to teach learners reading and writing in English.

4. By Foreign Language Communicative Competence I mean:

a/ learners' ability to speak and read English; b/ learners' ability to write in English and understand it by ear; c/ learners' readiness and ability to use a linguistically correct English in order to take part in a socially backgrounded in­teraction; d/ learners' ability to take part in a foreign language communication.

5. Choose two correct items.

a/ Sociocultural competence presupposes students' knowledge and tolerance of cultures of other countries, b/ By general education competence they mean teaching students the best ways in which their effort, time and work while studying the foreign language should be organized, c/ By information technology compe­tence they mean learners' ability of asking for information, d/ By p/urilingua/ and intercultural competence they mean the ability to see a great lot of both linguistic, cultural and historical resources in interacting and communicating people from various countries.

2. BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF METHODOLOGY

2.1. FUNDAMENTAL CATEGORIES AND NOTIONS

OF METHODOLOGY 21

2.2. HISTORYOF METHODOLOGY 27

  1. The Classical Greek Method 28

  2. The Grammar-Translation Method 28

  3. The Direct Method 34

2.1. Fundamental categories and notions of methodology

Like every branch of knowledge Methodology has its fundamental cate­gories and notions. The ones most frequently used are: the technique, method of teaching, approach, skill, activity, habit and language item (or form).

The technique is a purposeful numerous usage of an elementary action which leads to a successful solving of the teaching task [24; 24; 37]. Below there are enumerated some methodological techniques of teaching.

The technique of visualization