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Synekop O. LEARNER AND ACTIVITY CENTERED APPROACH INENGLISH DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION OF FUTURE IT-SPECIALISTS 

Synekop Oksana, PhD, Assistant Professor of Department of English for Engineering, Faculty of Linguistics, National Technical University of Ukraine «Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute», 37 Peremohy Ave., 03056 Kyiv, Ukraine, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

https://doi.org/10.28925/2078-1687.2017.3.7177

 Abstract 

Formation of the integrated personality of the future specialist in the field of information technologies and the special organization of English teaching-learning process based on the professional realities are the basis of the learner and activity approach in differentiated instruction of non-linguistic higher educational institution. The author analyzes the individual psychological features of the student, which are strengthened by a certain learning style (sensory modality, type of thinking, psychotype, the way of decision making, the way of managing ideas, the approach to the organization of learning activity), the language proficiency level, the autonomy level. Thinking, memory, perception, attention and interests of the future specialists in the field of information technologies are characterized. Foreign-language activity, which is built on professional(project, technological, organizational and managerical, research) one, is characterized.Such an activity creates minimum conditions for reflecting  professional reality and possibility for foreign language communication of the future specialist in the field of information technologies. Foreign-language activity is considered as a two-way and interconnected process of learning, based on the student’s mastery of English for specific purposes in accordance with a certain level of command of a foreign language and study, which, on the other hand, is carried out by a teacher. One of the components of foreign language activity is reflection. It combines analysis-assessment, comprehension of difficulties and rethinking-correction. According to this research the individual and group reflection has been outlined.
Keywords:  English teaching;  differentiated instruction;  future specialists in the field of information technologies;  learner and activity centered approach;  reflection.

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