SCIENCE AND EDUCATION IN THE MODERN WORLD:
CHALLENGES OF THE XXI CENTURY"
ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN, FEBRUARY 2023
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Linguistic, psychological, didactic-methodical. Among all the components, we single out the
linguistic component separately. According to Aryan, this component includes a certain lexical
minimum; highlighting difficult moments when memorizing different Lexical units, using
special methods for solving difficulties; the topic of speaking and reading, where the necessary
minimum can be used. According to the methodology of teaching foreign languages, it is known
that the volume of the selected vocabulary should be interconnected with the time and conditions
provided by the teaching for a foreign language. But we should not forget that even in our native
language we have an active stock. Тhose words and phrases that we constantly use in
communication, and the passive stock that we use while listening to or reading books. From here
we come to the conclusion that the lexical minimum in FL must necessarily consist of active and
passive vocabulary. Before, 20-30 years ago, or even more, strict quantitative indicators were
presented for the language material in the FL. The volume of lexical units increased depending
on the age of the students. Therefore, by the end of elementary school, the volume of learned
vocabulary should have included 350 lexical units [Bim 2017: 17].
Unfortunately, today the issue of the lexical minimum and, in general, the required
volume of vocabulary for elementary school students, has not yet been resolved, since there is no
specialized literature and collections on the lexical minimum. And about the next important point
related to formation of vocabulary in another language. Let's consider how work on a lexical
skill is organized in a foreign language lesson.
Almost daily, a foreign language teacher should give new vocabulary, but it is not always
clear how many words should be and how to explain them in an accessible and understandable
way to students. In addition, active minimum vocabulary must be introduced orally in a story or
in individual offers. The teacher needs to be able to vividly introduce new Lexical units so that
children remember them for a long time with the help of interesting tasks, colorful illustrations,
real objects.
Also, for students memorizing new words for them, it is necessary to complete tasks
many times to repeat and consolidate them. According to the data that we have from the
psychology of memory, we know that the number of new things in the lesson should correspond
to the so-called "Miller's magic number 7 + - 2", that is, this is the number of words that the child
will remember after the first acquaintance with vocabulary in the lesson. We should take into
account this psycholinguistic regularity. It turns out that during one lesson a student can
memorize no more than 7 new units.
In addition, teachers should prepare children in advance for the emergence of new words,
they should appear in intermediate tasks shortly before introducing the topic into the lesson.
Working on vocabulary is always a difficult process, regardless of the age of the student,
therefore, for best results, the teacher must be able to use a variety of techniques for its
introduction, consolidation and training.
According to scientists, in order to accurately remember a word and have it in active
stock, you need to do at least 16 different operations with it, that is, tasks for all types of
activities, from reading to by letter [Chirner 2008: 240].
Our memory is unique in that we remember not only individual words, but also the
various connections that these words can form: logical, associative, paradigmatic, syntagmatic,
thematic, etc. Thus, Bernd-Dietrich Müller presents the following types of word connections:
coordination; collocation; subordination; synonyms; antonyms [Muller 1994: 13].
The strength of memorizing words is ensured by the fullest possible volume of such
connections. To ensure this goal, all kinds of schemes, mental plans, practical and mental actions
with the word are used.
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