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FORMING FOREIGN-LANGUAGE READING SKILLS OF THE SENIOR SCHOOL STUDENTS // Pedagogical Review. 2019. Issue 2 (24). P. 151-156

This article deals with the problem of forming different levels of reading skills. Reading competence is highly demanded in both mother tongue and foreign language. Acquiring reading competence is a difficult, multi-level process that needs a lot of attention in the classroom. Reading involves not only the ability of the correct sounding of the words but also understanding of the given ideas. In the given article, the authors have attempted to summarize practical knowledge of forming reading skills of the high school students. Reading module of the State Exam in the English language needs a lot of pre-exam practice, so the use of special techniques is required. The article includes example tasks which can be used in teaching practice both whilst regular classes or preparation for the Reading Module of the State Examination. Recommendations of doing the exam tasks of the chosen module are given and explained. The article demonstrates the examples of pre-reading and while reading tasks. It is obvious that skill of filling the examination blanks is demanded and should be formed whilst preparation practice. Forming of the reading skills is highly important not only within the pre-exam practice, but helps to ensure firm motivation for the further development of the reading competence.

Keywords: reading, reading skills, reading competence, State Exam, reading tasks, recommendations, senior school students

THE USE OF AUTHENTIC VIDEOS TO IMPROVE THE SKILLS AND DEVELOP THE SKILLS OF SPEAKING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS // Pedagogical Review. 2021. Issue 3 (37). P. 154-161

Nowadays the use of authentic videos at the lessons of foreign lessons in secondary schools is an urgent topic for research and study. The use of video at the lessons contributes to the formation of skills and the development of skills of one of the most important types of speech activity – speaking. Comparing the facts, cultural characteristics, and the behaviour of people in society, we form a positive attitude to the culture of the country of the language being studied, using modern techniques and techniques for working with video materials. The article describes the criteria for selecting authentic videos and the main stages of working with video materials that can be used at the lessons of foreign language in secondary schools. The article presents the results of a study on the influence of various authentic videos on the process of improving the skills of monologue speech. The article demonstrates the tendency of the effective use of authentic videos in the process of improving the students’ speaking skills and the positive dynamics of the students’ attitude to the learning process as a whole. The necessity to develop speaking skills through the use of authentic videos in the educational process is also shown, noting that this process will be given special attention in the following scientific papers. The results of the study allow us to outline a strategy for further work with video materials.

Keywords: mastering speaking skills, authentic video materials, monologue speech, foreign language, secondary school