TECHOLOGIES FOR OVERCOMING THE COMMUNICATION BARRIER AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WHEN LEARNING ENGLISH

Abstract

The article outlines a problem of overcoming the communication barrier in primary school students (representatives of the Alpha generation) in the process of mastering the English language. The purpose of this study is to find and subsequently substantiate new ways of overcoming the communication barrier of primary school students in mastering the English language. The following ones are significant conclusions of this study: substantiation of the reasons for the emergence of communication barriers among primary school students (representatives of the Alpha generation); identification of the possibilities of technologies (personally oriented technologies, critical thinking technologies, digital technologies) in overcoming the communication barrier among primary school students. Having analyzed the possibilities of using these technologies and their application features in the process of mastering the English language, the authors have proposed tasks that are aimed at overcoming the communication barrier in primary school students. These tasks can be used in foreign language lessons in a primary school. The value of this study can be formulated as follows: substantiation of the importance of searching for new technologies to overcome the communication barrier of primary school students (representatives of the Alpha generation).