TECHNIQUES AND METHODS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTUAL AND CLIP THINKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES

Abstract

The article discusses the need for the development of conceptual and the use of clip thinking among students in foreign language classes, and suggests approaches, methods and tasks for the development of these types of thinking. The analysis of literary sources devoted to conceptual and clip thinking, and the analysis of methods offered by textbooks and popular with foreign language teachers allowed the author to separate approaches aimed at developing skills characteristic of two types of thinking. The article describes and analyzes various types of tasks that allow students to form conceptual thinking and consider the features of clip thinking characteristic of modern students. This article is intended both for teachers of English at a university, who will be able to choose the right teaching methods and types of activities to diversify classes on the one hand and make them as useful as possible for students on the other.