The content of the optional course “Visual aids for teaching foreign languages and cultures”

Abstract

In the educational program for masters within the specialty 014 Secondary educationbeside compulsory educational courses students are proposed to choose from various optional courses. Theireffectiveness can be reached under condition that students may have their conscious choice. The main peculiarity of optional disciplines in the course of methodology of teaching foreign languages and cultures is theirvariability – the student might have an opportunity to make a free option of his or her individual educationalway with some outlook of his or her methodological development as a future lecturer of two foreign languages. Aims. It is specified the content of the optional course “Visual aids for teaching foreign languages andcultures” in the article that is introduced to master students – prospective foreign languages lecturers.Methods. Such theoretical method of scientific research like constructing was used. The constructing of theoptional course content “Visual aids for teaching foreign languages and cultures” has been done at the analytical, constructive, evaluation phases and at the phase of expertise. Results. There is a detailed presentationof the content of lectures as well as practical classes within this optional course. It is provided the example ofthe module test with comments of objects of each of its tasks’ control. Some results of students’ questionnaireare given. Conclusions. The outcome about appropriateness of teaching this optional course “Visual aids forteaching foreign languages and cultures” has been made and it elaborates the technology of teaching foreignlanguages and cultures using aids.