Psychological and pedagogical conditions for teaching students writing skills based on cooperative learning and ICT

Teaching writing foreign-language statements to students majoring in foreign-language is one of the goals of teaching a foreign language in higher education. Modern information and communication technologies sustain business and personal communication in the context of globalization and informatization of society. Their use in the educational process as a means of training prepares future specialists for professional activity. Within the framework of this study, the psychological and pedagogical conditions for teaching writing foreign-language statements based on information and communication technologies are highlighted and substantiated. The use of the term ‘foreign language written statement’ is justified, its content is defined. Psychological and pedagogical conditions are considered as one of the varieties of internal pedagogical conditions aimed at personal growth and the development of general cultural and professional competencies. The following psychological and pedagogical conditions of teaching writing foreign language statement on the basis of pedagogical technology “cooperative learning” with the use of ICT are divided into: 1) motivation of students to take part in teaching writing foreign language statement; 2) development of foreign language communicative competence of students at level B1 and above; 3) consecutive execution of the stages of teaching writing foreign language statement based on cooperative learning with the use of ICT; 4) development of ICT competence of all subjects of the pedagogical process. All psychological and pedagogical conditions are described in detail and justified.

psychological and pedagogical conditions, cooperative learning, ICT competence, motivation, teaching writing foreign-language statements