Teaching country studies of english-speaking countries in distance education
Abstract
The article deals with the peculiarities of teaching English in the framework of the subject “Country studies” in higher educational institutions during the Pandemic 2020. High-quality foreign language proficiency contributes to the spread of cross-cultural ties and contacts, provides an opportunity to study and effectively use the foreign experience of cross-cultural communication, use modern information technologies, participate in international congresses and seminars, and take internships in foreign countries to improve professional training.
In the modern world, international relations are an important way of a nation’s survival in the economic crises following the pandemic COVID 19. The progressive development of international relations determines the orientation of modern methods of teaching foreign languages to the real-life conditions of communication. The final result of training is aimed not only at language competence, but also the assimilation of a huge amount of extra-linguistic information necessary for adequate communication and mutual understanding.
The aim of the article is to reveal the existing problems of the modern education system and English teaching in a new reality. This article suggests the way of learning English Country studies in the conditions of distance education.
To simplify the mutual understanding between countries on different issues, it is necessary to learn the main peculiarities of a culture of other people, their historical and ethnocultural background.
Distance learning has been widely developed in 2020-2021 in many universities (institutions of higher education) in Ukraine. The article deals with the problem of introducing a new system of training, implementing the state education program in the framework of distance learning, and the possibility of solving it through modern technologies, the use of which allows combining the advantages of full-time education, while offering the convenience and flexibility of remote work, namely: communication in a team, a sense of belonging, access to individually created materials and classes in comfortable conditions for students.
The hybrid (blended) form of education (both online and offline) allows for a short time to cover a wider range of information about English-speaking countries in the country studies classes, to present species with their flora and fauna, local populations, and customs colorfully.
The study of cultural aspects of teaching country studies of English-speaking countries is a promising area.
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