COACHING INSTRUMENTS FOR PREPARING POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS FOR THE CANDIDATE EXAM IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Abstract

The article studies the quality of postgraduate students’ training for the candidate’s exam in a foreign language. The existing approaches to postgraduate studies are considered, the difficulties and challenges of the present time are analyzed. It is proposed to use an innovative coaching method and its tools when preparing for the exam. The paper reveals the distinctive characteristics of coaching, analyzes the potential of such tools as goal setting according to the SMART formula, the wheel of language balance, effective questions used during training in a foreign language. The results of the experimental training have confirmed the effectiveness of these tools in practice, increasing motivation, interest in learning a foreign language and a positive assessment on the exam. The author concludes that the best results can be achieved by combining coaching as psychological and pedagogical support for the learner and coaching tools in language teaching.