COMMUNICATIVE STRATEGIES AS A WAY TO DEVELOP THE COGNITIVE ACTIVITY OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DURING ENGLISH LESSONS

Abstract

The article presents the description of meaningful communicative strategies as an effective way to develop the cognitive activity of middle school students in English language classes. The digital age, characterized by information overload, has had an impact on the thinking process and learning style of modern teenagers. Easy access to any information gradually destroys the desire and internal motivation to learn and be interested in anything, which negatively affects the educational process and the communicative skills of students, as the preferred communication format among teenagers is now textual. The Federal State Educational Standards provide for the formation of universal educational actions, which is hindered by the influence of aforementioned factors. The article presents the results of a pedagogical experiment aimed at developing the activity-practical component of cognitive activity based on the application of communicative strategies in English language classes in a secondary school setting. The results of the experiment have reflected that communicative strategies and cognitive activity are interwoven and should be developed together.