Principles of teaching the lexical aspect of a foreign language
The article deals with the acute problems of teaching vocabulary in the basic course of foreign languages. The process of teaching the lexical aspect in theory and practice is established according to a number of principles. New investigations in cognitive psychology and cognitive linguistics provide more precise description of principles of teaching foreign vocabulary. The modern concept of cognitive development makes it possible to increase the number of existing principles of teaching vocabulary in school with the following principles: 1.Vocabulary is the basis of teaching foreign languages. 2. The lexical aspect plays a leading role in teaching foreign languages. 3. Cognitive models of educational must correspond to goals and objectives of the teaching. 4. The contents of lexical aspect must be verified according to real education needs.