MODERN METHODS OF TEACHING FOREIGN VOCABULARY IN PRIMARY SCHOOL

Abstract

The article deals with the modern methods of teaching foreign vocabulary to primary school students in the context of implementing a competence-based approach to foreign language education in the New Ukrainian School. The relevance of the study is stipulated by the need to use effective approaches to the formation of foreign language communicative competence of primary school students as a prerequisite for their further successful mastery of a foreign language at the next stage in secondary school.The study presents two leading modern methods of teaching foreign vocabulary: PPP-method (Presentation – Practice – Production) and TBL-method (Task-Based Learning), which represent different didactic concepts and implement different levels of students' speech activity. The stages of the PPP-method are described (presentation, practice and production of language material); the expediency of using this method in primary school is substantiated due to its structured and gradual development of lexical skills. In the context of the TBL method, the attention is focused on the organisation of learning through the performance of communicative tasks in realistic, meaningful speech situations for children.Examples of the implementation of these methods in the study of the topic ‘Animals’ in grade 2 are presented.As an additional method of teaching foreign vocabulary in primary school, the article presents the method of Total Physical Response (TPR), which involves students performing physical actions in response to language instructions, promoting the involvement of motor memory, reducing anxiety and natural vocabulary acquisition. The article also describes the method of associative symbols, which is based on visualising the meanings of lexical units through visual, auditory and motor associations, creating stable semantic connections without relying on real objects.The article summarises methodological approaches to the organisation of lexical work in foreign language lessons in primary school, offers specific algorithms for their implementation, and outlines prospects for further research in the area of improving junior pupils' lexical competence in the process of learning a foreign language.