OPTIMIZATION OF THE HUMANITIES CYCLE PRIMARY STAGE AT UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The article reveals a problem of increasing student engagement at the initial stage of English language classes. The objective of the study is the theoretical substantiation and development of a structural and functional model for optimizing the primary stage of the humanities cycle at the university. The approaches of Russian and foreign methodologists to designing the beginning of a lesson are analyzed, didactic and psychological barriers are systematized. The scientific novelty lies in the creation of the author’s model that integrates didactic, motivational and communicative aspects, and in the development of a classification of techniques – “engagement triggers” (provocative question, visual hook, mini-voting, case, etc.). Examples of the use of these techniques in teaching the disciplines “Fundamentals of Russian Government,” “English,” “Russian as a foreign language” are given. The choice of disciplines is determined by their important role not only for mastering the specialty, but also for the formation of intercultural competence in a foreign language. The practical significance of the research lies in the fact that the proposed model of organizing the beginning of employment and the system of techniques can be used by teachers to increase the effectiveness of the educational process.