The Effectiveness of Video Material in English Communication Teaching

Abstract

Nowadays typical programs and basic textbooks in Ukraine are not sufficiently aimed at achieving the goal and methodological supply of the content of students’ education, which necessitates the revision of the content of foreign languages teaching. Little attention is paid to the use of modern information technologies. In this context, the development of methods for teaching students foreign-language communication using video material and ICT (Information and communication technology) is relevant and up to date. This research work deals with the English communication teaching by means of changing the form of conducting lessons by using the information and communication technology. The teaching program of the dialogical speech for the students is developed taking into account psychological features of students, age peculiarities, nature and specificity of dialogue, as the type of speaking activity. The special attention in the research is paid to the use of video material at the lesson as it is obvious that the use of video is a great help for foreign language teachers in stimulating and facilitating the target language. Communication teaching is based on the conceptions of communicative and cognitive method of teaching English, didactic and methodical principles of teaching.