THE USE OF THEATRICALIZATION ELEMENTS IN TEACHING SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN HIGHER SCHOOL
Introduction. To realize the goals of finding ways to better future foreign language teachers’ training, great opportunities open up when turning to elements of theatricalization in the organization of the educational process in higher education. In this article, the authors examined the features of the use of elements of linguistic theater both for more effective teaching of a second foreign language in higher education, and for the development of cognitive interest and communicative competence of bachelors of pedagogical education. Materials and methods. When working on the article, the following research methods were used: review of Russian and foreign scientists’ works; advantages of the elements of theatricalization in second foreign language classes in higher education are highlighted, as well as the justification of the need for their organic inclusion in the traditional method of foreign language teaching is given. Results. Experience of work at the Faculty of Foreign Languages of the South-Ural state Humanities-Pedagogical University has confirmed the assumption that the integration of linguistic theater’s elements into the traditional method of second foreign language teaching will lead to the efficiency of the educational process as a whole. Discussion. The substantiation of the need to include elements of theatricalization in the traditional method of second foreign language teaching is given, both for a more efficient organization of the learning process in general, and for increasing the level of interest of students, in particular. Conclusion. The study of the use of theatricalization elements in the process of second foreign language teaching has confirmed their efficiency, both in the process of developing language skills and speech skills, and in the process of forming cognitive interest in the second studied foreign language. Highlights: An overview of the main methodological positions underlying the organization of effective foreign language classes is made; Tthe elements of linguistic theater are determined, their advantages for the organization of the process of second foreign language teaching are revealed; Special attention is paid to the problem of the synthesis of traditional teaching methods and elements of theatricalization for a more effective organization of the process of second foreign language teaching at the Faculty of Foreign Languages of the South-Ural state Humanities-Pedagogical University.