Grammar

1. Review of noun categories: plural forms, article, possessive case, singular and plural forms.

2. Verb to be in Present, Past and Future Tenses.

3. Personal and possessive pronouns.

4. Word-formation rules.

Literature:

1. Gvishiani N.B. Modern English. Lexicology: Teaching manual for students of philological faculty of HEIs. – M., publishing center “Academy”. 2007. - 224 p.

2. Agabekyan I.P. – Rostov-on-Don: Phoenix, 2004.- 320 p.

3. Murphy R. English Grammar in Use. A self - study reference and practice book for intermediate students – Cambridge University Press, 2004

4. Muller V.K. English-Russian and Russian-English dictionary. – М.: Eksmo, p.698, 2008.

5. Krylova I.P. Grammar of modern English [Text] /I.P. Krylova, 2003, 220 pages

6. www.webofscience.com

Practical lesson #2

Topic: The education system of Kazakhstan. General problems of elementary education. Terminological apparatus of Pedagogy, Psychology, Ethnopedagogy. Didactics – a science about teaching

Aim: to form students’ knowledge of general problems of elementary education in a foreign language.

Key special words: problems of elementary education, term, definition, Pedagogy, Psychology, Ethnopedagogy, Didactics, teaching, learning, independent work, education, parenting style, science, research, development, progress, quality, quantity, education, law (principle), primary (elementary) school, grade/form, teacher, school psychologist, object, subject, extracurricular work

Questions:

1. What are main problems of elementary education?

2. What is term? What special terms do you know?

3. What is Pedagogy?

4. What are main categories of Pedagogy?

5. What is Ethnopedagogy?

6. What is Psychology?

7. What does general psychology study?

8. What does age psychology study?

9. What is Didactics?

10. What is teaching? What is learning?

11. What is difference between teaching and learning?

12. What is education?

13. What is the structure of education system in Kazakhstan?

Recommendations:

1. First students work with Glossary and find the meaning of necessary key words.

2. Make up a list of special terms for the topic “General problems of elementary education”.

3. Complete the spider-gram for sciences related to Elementary education:

4. Complete the tasks (Practical lesson #2).

5. Answer the questions above.