Puppet Therapy in Teaching the German Language
The relevance and choice of the research topic are substantiated. The purpose and objectives of the study are indicated. The concepts of health-preserving technology, art therapy, puppet therapy and doll are disclosed. The concept, purpose and types of health-saving pedagogical technologies are considered. The possibilities of art therapy in teaching the foreign languages have been investigated. The potential of puppet therapy in teaching the foreign languages, development and education has been revealed. The results of the analysis of the literature on this problem and teaching materials on the German language are presented for the presence or absence of puppet characters and the functions they perform. Compiled guidelines for the use of puppet therapy in teaching German. The varieties of dolls have been studied. The main roles of dolls in German lessons are listed. The main stages of the implementation of puppet therapy in the process of teaching the German language are named and the content of each of the stages is considered. The activities of a teacher and students at each stage are disclosed. The action of all stages of puppet therapy is illustrated by a specific example that combines elements of play therapy, fairy tale therapy and drama therapy. The use of a fairy tale in teaching a foreign language has been substantiated. The advantages of presenting the grammatical material based on fairy tales are outlined. The method of organizing and conducting the game of cards is described. A fragment of a set of exercises developed by the author is presented, the substantive basis of which is a specific lexical and grammatical material. The effectiveness of the proposed method has been tested. Conclusions are made about the effectiveness and feasibility of using puppet therapy in teaching the German language.