PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL ASPECTS OF ENGLISH-FOR-SPECIFIC-PURPOSES COURSE DESIGN: ANALYSIS OF LEARNING THEORIES
Polyakov Oleg Gennadievich
Tambov State University named after G. R. Derzhavin
Abstract. The article analyses the ideas from basic theories of learning that can be used to form some notions and build models of the learning process when designing a course of English for specific purposes. The effect of different theories of learning – behaviorism, mentalism, cognitivism, affective factors and language acquisition – on the teaching of a foreign language for specific purposes is revealed.
Key words and phrases: английский язык для специальных целей, теория учения, проектирование курса, бихевиоризм, ментализм, когнитивная теория, аффективные факторы, овладение языком, English for specific purposes, theory of learning, designing course, behaviorism, mentalism, cog
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