DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOREIGN STUDENTS’ COGNITIVE ACTIVITY AT THE PRACTICALS OF UKRAINIAN

Abstract

The effectiveness and use of methods of cognitive activity for practicals of Ukrainian as a foreign language have already been revealed and theoretically substantiated. Interpretation of cognitive activity methods based on generalization of definitions of some researchers is presented in the article. A survey was conducted among teachers of the department who teach Ukrainian language to foreign students of I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University. As a result of the survey based on the question: “What methods are the most effective for the development of cognitive activity of foreign students?”, it turned out that teachers apply the method of situational modeling, which involves the creation of various non-standard situations and the use of games of educational and professional orientation, in which students develop imagination and creative thinking most often for their professional activities. They also use the heuristic Method which encourages students to search independently, to master the techniques of active speech communication, to formulate and solve learning problems. The following methods of cognitive activity are also considered in the article: information and development method, practical methods, dialogical methods, business game method, communicative method, stimulation method, reproductive method, binary method, video analysis method, control method, demonstration method and Microphone method. The conducted research shows that in all possible ways foreign students should strive for knowledge, practical skills and abilities. In general, each student is a unique personality, which requires a special attitude in the learning process. Also, for the effective development of foreign students’ cognitive activity during the Ukrainian language classes, a complex application of the most effective methods of cognitive activity is required.