LANGUAGE EDUCATION PROJECTS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL IN GREAT BRITAIN IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE XXth – BEGINNING OF THE XXIst CENTURY

Marianna Сheveliuk

doi:10.23856/3833

Marianna Сheveliuk Open International University of Human Development “Ukraine” http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2715-5024

Keywords: pupil, level, knowledge, school discipline, teacher, goverment, subject

Abstract

The article analyzes language education projects in primary school in Great Britain in the second half of the XX – beginning of the XXI century. The aspirations of specialists in the field of language education were aimed at democratizing the educational system in the country. The idea of an early start in teaching foreign languages to students was put forward. During the second half of the century in England, Wales, Scotland, a number of projects were conducted to teach a foreign language at the level of primary education. The implementation of the projects highlighted both the positive features and the difficulties of the initiative. Teaching foreign languages in primary schools requires consideration of a number of factors, including didactic, psychological aspects, issues of ensuring appropriate teacher training, and so on. In general, the research of British scientists in the field justified the positive assessment of the projects, identifying positive dynamics of student performance in a foreign language, increasing student motivation to study the discipline and a positive attitude to it, expanding the general and educational interests of children; the importance of teaching the subject for general education and development of children, better development of their speech skills and stressed the need for didactic development and pedagogical implementation of foreign language teaching in primary education with continuity and consistency in the curriculum at secondary education, special training for primary school teachers schools for teaching foreign languages.

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