The Implementation of The Basic Principles of Mastering a Foreign Language Through the Prism of Language, Speech and Mind

Abstract

This paper aims at emphasizing the importance of language learning strategies in foreign language learning and teaching. It summarizes the background of language learning strategies, defines the concept of a language learning strategy, proposed by several researchers. It also takes into account the teacher's role in strategy training and poses questions for further research on language learning strategies. Being able to function successfully in a foreign language requires more than pure knowledge of rules of given language. Teachers were searching for the best ways to teach their learners to communicate in real-like situations they might probably find themselves after finishing the course. The new approach has been defined through a complex of competences known as “communicative competence”. Towards the end of 20th century, the focus shifted from what the teacher does to what the learner should do in order to manage their learning process. New millennium placed even more focus on the learner of foreign languages analyzing thoroughly processes which directly or indirectly guide foreign language learning. This article is devoted to the possibilities of supporting the cognitive development of students in the development of communicative skills in a foreign language.