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PHILOLOGY THE IMPORTANCE OF USING LEXIC GAMES IN TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES Gulshat Hudayberdiyeva Teacher of Turkmen State Institute of Finance, Turkmenistan, Ashgabat Gozel Myatiyeva Teacher of Turkmen State Institute of Finance, Turkmenistan, Ashgabat Maya Arazgeldiyeva Teacher of Turkmen State Institute of Finance, Turkmenistan, Ashgabat In the epoch of Might and Happiness under the leadership of the Esteemed President the country education system has reached huge achievements. For a purpose of strengthening the scientific potential of our country world famous innovative technologies are implemented in all scientific and educational spheres. Our Respected President always admonishes the younger generation to learn Turkmen, English and Russian languages. Learning foreign languages helps strengthen fraternal friendly relations among nations. This is the issue we focus on. Nowadays one of the priorities in the national educational reforms is development of the curricular aimed at language proficiency of a foreign language for professional experts in various fields. In this regard, the Esteemed President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov devotes much attention to learning foreign languages. In a globalized economy, a foreign language is becoming an important information product, it helps to objectively assess the situation in the world economy. Learning foreign languages for students specialized in economics and finance of our country will contribute to: 1) A thorough study of the theory and practice of international trade and international business; 2) Mastering of economic and financial terms, broadening of knowledge in the field of economic sciences; 3) Reading and understanding of special literature and materials, in order to extract key information, acquisition of summarization and annotation skills; 4) Free communication with foreign students specialized in economics and finance; 5) Active participation in international conferences, exchange of experience with foreign specialists. The advanced methods and technologies are used at Turkmen State Institute of Finance. We state the following purposes: statement of pronunciation, effective mastering of lexicon, increase of spelling literacy, developing of logic thinking and others. The main objectives of teaching the foreign language at the Institute of Finance is formation of communication in foreign language in professional sphere. The use of innovative technologies allows to achieve maximum results.
It is known by everybody that the earlier the learner begins to study foreign languages the faster and the better knowledge he acquires. Out-of-school activities take great significance with the interactive methods such as teaching games, guessing, puzzles, and riddles. Teachers’ goal is to give proper knowledge through different games. The advantages of using games Psychological background According to psychology researchers (Piaget, 1967, Chengfu, 2002), young children to the age of seven find it difficult or impossible to see language as an abstract system, independent of communication or enjoyable sound sequences such as songs and rhymes. They find it difficult or impossible to think in terms of learning goals, although they respond to more immediate objectives such as drawing a picture or making a kite. They also find it difficult or impossible to work at one task for a long time. Their attention is usually short, and they need frequent changes of activity. Their studies show that in a well-organized atmosphere, children’s attention last for different time: around age 5 to 7, they can pay attention for 10 to 15 minutes; age between 7 and 10 can pay attention for about 20 minutes; age between 10 and 12 last for about 25 minutes; and the time of attention of those older than 12 may reach to 30 minutes. A famous psychologist Piaget (1967) protested that movement produces “thought”. Movement is the beginning of learning. Cognitive frame is built up step by step whose joint is the movement but not the consciousness. Moreover, some psychologists claim that children should learn through play. Play is an activity performed for its own sake, highly motivated, often involving fantasy and characterized by intense involvement and concentration. In play, children explore and learn about their world. Play is sometimes called the child’s work because it is such a significant mode of learning. The essence of play is that it grows from within the child or group of children who engage in it. It is a creative expression of their thoughts and dealings, based in their own life experiences. Play is the most important mode children have for clarifying and integrating all their experiences, both in and out of school. What’s more, children are most moldable in primary schools, during which time they are active and good 68
