Abstract:

In order to successfully master a foreign language, it is necessary to highlight the important place of dialogical speech in the classroom. It is necessary to select and compose tasks corresponding to the level of students; make a selection of exercises based on the interests of students; try to create the most foreign-language environment in the classroom through communicative games; create online conferences in a foreign language with students from neighboring schools, cities and other countries.
The problem of strengthening the cultural components of the content of language training is being updated, which involves special development of a system of pedagogical tools and activities focused on the consistent inclusion of students in the language environment using both general cultural and future professional vocabulary.One of the main tasks in the lessons of a foreign language in an educational organization is the successful formation of foreign language speech competence. One of the important factors in mastering a foreign language is the ability to freely express your thoughts in speech.
The article presents the results of a study on the formation of conversation skills in English as a foreign language classes. The results of the state final certification in English clearly demonstrate that a large percentage of students make many mistakes, including in such tasks which are related to speaking, or putting their thoughts on paper.
In the methodology of teaching a foreign language, we find two ways of forming conversation skills: inductive and deductive. In our work we have combined these two methods with the prevalence of the inductive method. The study was carried out in three stages and involved 58 students. At the first stage, establishing, monitoring was carried out. At the second stage – practical, we created exercises that should help develop conversation skills. The third stage was controlling, that is, monitoring, checking the results achieved. After analyzing the errors made, we developed a set of exercises based on the new teaching materials and proceeded to the practical stage, which lasted 6 months.
Modern educational technologies in the field of teaching foreign languages, such as games, ICT, contribute to the formation of students’ conversation skills. In our study we paid a special attention to role-playing games, cooperative learning and project-based tasks. Therefore, the fundamental principles of training were the principle of collective activity, independence, creativity, authenticity of educational materials. Teaching methods and techniques were selected taking into account personal factors and individual psychological characteristics of the participants in the educational process.
For the experiment, criteria for evaluating the answers of students were developed and compiled. The main mistakes made in the work were analyzed. After analyzing the mistakes made, a set of exercises was developed based on the new teaching materials, focused on the use of an application for mobile devices. At the practical stage, online meetings were held with students from Argentina. The analysis of the work done at the control stage revealed the achievement of average indicators. Students made fewer mistakes. They began to speak English more confidently, replenished their vocabulary, brushed up on their skills of unity of speech, and intonation.

Keywords:

Teaching, student, foreign language, speech competence, conversation, English lesson.