Shifting the paradigms in education: teaching foreign languages through communication

Objective: This study aimed to establish real prospects for teaching foreign languages, taking into account the features of Generations X, Y, and Z to enhance the quality of education. Methodology: The study employed a communicative approach to foreign language education and utilized qualitative research methods, including observation, analysis, and generalization, to examine the effectiveness of this methodology. Results: The study highlighted several learning approaches used to bring different generations into teams. It was revealed that the contemporary era of university students, living and developing in the age of digital technologies and tools, has specific emotional, psychological, and conditioning characteristics that necessitate the use of creative and innovative forms and methods of teaching foreign languages, and in the future, their introduction into the educational process. Discussion and Conclusions: Knowledge of the composition and content of such features largely determines the ability of teachers to comprehensively and purposefully explain the educational material to students. In turn, this will help students master a foreign language at a higher quality level, taking into account their professional exposure. The preceding predetermined the relevance of the research and worked correspondingly.