ORGANIZATION OF SELF-DEPENDENT (OUT OF COURSE) WORK OF FOREIGN STUDENTS WHILE LEARNING THE UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE

The article examines the peculiarities of the organization of independent work (both in the classroom and outside the classroom) of foreign students studying Ukrainian philology at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. In the modern methodology of teaching the Ukrainian language as a foreign language, the organization of students’ independent work occupies a special place, since the last few years of study at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv took place in a remote format. The teacher must take into account the location of the foreign student, his psychological state, the time difference, etc. And the main thing is that it is necessary to maintain students’ interest in Ukrainian philology, regardless of the various circumstances that affected their studies. Different views and approaches of scientists regarding the organization of independent work of foreign students are analyzed. The authors of the article note the importance and obligation of independent work of foreign students when learning Ukrainian as a foreign language. It is also considered what are the peculiarities of the independent extracurricular work of foreign students. The role of the teacher, who should orient the foreign student, help him organize his independent study, explain the purpose of the work, the sequence of actions, etc., has been determined. The teacher should choose such educational materials for extracurricular work that will be related to classroom work and correspond to the language level of the students, their age and interests, it is necessary to think over the system of tasks and calculate the optimal time for its completion, to familiarize foreign students with the way to perform the proposed tasks and the basics of self-control. In addition, the article examines the system of tasks for various texts (artistic, professional), defines an indicative system of tasks for self-control, in particular, examples of test tasks for texts are given. Key words: Ukrainian language, foreign students, independent work, classroom and extracurricular work, text, task system.