ASSOCIATIVE METHOD OF ENGLISH TEACHING IN THE INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF A STUDY OF 1–2 GRADERS

Abstract

The article defines the concept of “The method of associative symbols” (MAS) and describes the essence of associative method, its functionality and significance for teaching a foreign language in an inclusive educational environment. Psychological and pedagogical criteria for using associative teaching methods effectively have been established. The main skills that help to develop this technique in mastering a foreign language are considered. Its advantages and challenges have been described. The strategies of applying associations in the process of teaching students with psychophysiological disorders have been depicted. The types of students sensitive to MAS have been outlined. MAS is a method of live teaching, a game method, it is a language of movements, gestures, facial expressions. It allows a child to discover the world through communication and play. The main advantage of this method is its game form, because while playing a child learns and does not get tired. The method develops students’ skills, stimulates their attention, improves memorization, stimulates new original ideas and meaningful connections. MAS is mainly focused on the study of foreign vocabulary. The following analyzers can be used with this method in the process of learning foreign languages: vision, hearing, speech and motor analyzers, so that students with psychophysical disorders can compensate for some of their disabilities. The imaginative thinking is developed, complex learning material is enabled to be transformed into simple, and boring – into interesting by MAS. Students and teachers are made equal participants in the learning process by using MAS, and the imagination is shown, the ideas are expressed. The Training, with the help of the game, can be revised the vocabulary of the topic, organized a relaxing atmosphere at the lesson, activated the children’s knowledge, taught them to use active vocabulary in different speech situations, to develop children’s creativity. The great efforts must be taken to create a convenient environment in which students, without straining, easily learn a great amount of learning material. It has been outlined that MAS is one of the most effective ways to semantise lexical units, which helps solve one of the major problems of learning a foreign language – to store linguistic material in child’s memory.