(2017) Science and education, 5, 147-150. Odessa.

Iryna Lobachova,
PhD (Candidate of Philological Sciences), associate professor,
Department of Primary Education Theory and Practice
Donbas State Pedagogical University,
12, Universytetska Str., Sloviansk, Ukraine

THE PRACTICAL VALUE OF USING WIMMELBUCH IN
TEACHING ENGLISH TO PRIMARY SCHOOLCHILDREN

The paper deals with the relevant issue of primary education – researching the optimization of the educational process at foreign language lessons through the implementation of the Wimmelbuch for the formation of foreign language communication skills of primary schoolchildren. The Wimmelbuch method is based on the communicative approach to teaching foreign languages. The main role of using the Wimmelbuch is forming students’ needs in speaking, which is provided by its main feature: students try to resolve the real and imaginary problems. The work with the Wimmelbuch in teaching English fulfils educational, motivational, orientational, compensative, and educating functions that optimizes the educational process. According to the results of carried out experiment the positive dynamics in mastering and reproducing the foreign language material has been noted in the experimental subgroup. Thus, the use of the Wimmelbuch at the English language at primary school can increase the level of schoolchildren’s communication skills.

Wimmelbuch, visual teaching means, foreign language communication skills, oral speech, primary schoolchildren, functions of the Wimmelbuch.

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