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The authors analyse the interpretations of the concept of coaching in scientific thought in general, and as a new direction in the educational environment in particular. It has been found out that special-pedagogical coaching originated in the USA as «Content-Focused Coaching» and was used in teaching staff training. Theoretical and methodological aspects of pedagogical coaching, which contributes to the growth of motivation of higher education students, both in personal and communicative development and helps to realize their potentialities, have been investigated. The key aspects of pedagogical coaching such as: implementation of activities on the principles of partnership, joint preparation for the class and implementation of its stages, and reflection have been highlighted. It has been found out that «linguistic coaching» is widely used in foreign language teaching, which is aimed at creating optimal conditions for acquisition, and effective and quick transmission of language knowledge from a teacher (coach) to a student, providing, first of all, the student’s awareness of learning objectives and resources, increasing the variety of learning ways, raising the responsibility of a higher education student for the course and the results of learning. The importance of the coach’s role has been emphasized, the principles and algorithms of his/her actions in organizing and conducting a foreign language class using linguistic coaching have been determined. It has been stated that the coaching technologies under analyzing are realized by means of dialogic communication and cover 4 stages: motivation, planning, realization, reflexion. The article substantiates the main stages of a session with the use of coaching forms of training, reveals the principles and methods of work. The coaching technique is gaining popularity and is more and more often used in the educational process of higher educational institutions. Key words: coaching, foreign language, foreign language teaching, linguistic coaching, active learning methods. |
