Methods and strategies for learning german language

Authors

  • V S Maksymchuk ,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31548/philolog0(248).2016.0191%20-%20200

Abstract

The article analyzes the modern German methods and learning strategies and their importance for successful learning of German language at an early stage in the universities of Ukraine.

It is found that the issue of theory and practice of teaching German outside Germany always were as well as now are in the focus of attention of German scientists and student- teachers. In particular, this issue is of the urgent interest for the branch of the Goethe Institute in Ukraine.

The generalized results of studying the structure and content of their development, experience, recommendations for self-motivation and personal growth of those studying German are represented.

The description of general methods and strategies in foreign language teaching on early stages of education are also represented.

It is noticed that the German professional publications contain a lot of theoretical and practical material, as well as guidance notes and advices.

In modern methodological literature there are distinguished four main conceptual approaches or learning strategies: behavior, intuitively conscious, conscious cognitive and communicative approach.

It is proposed to adopt the moments that are missed in Ukrainian guidance manuals and textbooks or those that are insufficiently highlighted.

The attention is paid for the fact, that the learning process of foreign language teaching includes three main stages. These are the stage of the new foreign language material presentation, the stage of training and the stage of practice in the application of the material learned in the communication process in different types of speech activity.

It is concluded that success in foreign language learning depends on the effective use of methodological principles, the basic of which is the dominant role of exercises. At all stages of education it is implemented in the process of doing various exercises, which encourages students to commit acts of speech, which are based on certain speech and mental operations.

Formation and improvement of skills and abilities of speech are due to the functioning of relative operations in the process of improvement of exercises, use of the latest methods and strategies.

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