Stepanyshena O. Formation of Readiness of Future Teachers for the Organization of Mixed Teaching of the English Language in Primary School

The dissertation presents a new solution to the problem of forming the readiness of future teachers for the organization of mixed teaching of the English language in primary school. The scientific novelty of the obtained results is that: – for the first time, the pedagogical conditions for the formation of the readiness of future teachers for the organization of mixed teaching of the English language in primary school were defined and theoretically substantiated (creating positive motivation in the educational activities of students of higher education for their personal and future professional growth; – a combination of formal, informal and informal education of future specialists in pedagogical colleges; – introduction of mixed learning technology in the process of professional training of students of higher education in pedagogical colleges; – strengthening of self-education activities of future students of education and their individual work under the guidance of a teacher to create a favorable foreign language environment); – a structural-functional model of the formation of the readiness of future teachers for the organization of mixed teaching of the English language in primary school was developed with the following components: social order, goal, methodological, substantive, effective blocks and result; – improved educational and methodological support for the organization of mixed learning in the professional activity of future English language teachers in primary school, components of training foreign language teachers for the organization of mixed learning in professional activity (motivational, cognitive, activity-based, effective), criteria (motivational-valuable, cognitive-prognostic, organizational-active, evaluation-resultative), indicators of levels of readiness of foreign language teachers to organize mixed English language learning in primary school – high (creative), medium (sufficient), low (reproductive); – theoretical provisions regarding the improvement of the content, forms, methods and means in the organization of blended learning in the process of professional training of foreign language teachers in pedagogical colleges gained further development. The practical significance of the obtained results lies in the development and implementation of the author’s educational and methodological complex in the practice of higher education institutions regarding the organization of mixed foreign language learning by students of pedagogical colleges; formation of practical recommendations for the use of electronic applications in the process of blended learning of a foreign language. An electronic educational complex of the discipline (EECD) has been developed in the conditions of distance learning, which includes the systematization of theoretical and practical knowledge, the formation of students’ independent remote work skills, and the introduction of information technologies into the educational process. The electronic educational and methodological complex of the discipline (EEMCD) as a means of implementing computer technologies of learning in any form of education (full-time, part-time, external, distance), aimed at activating the independent work of students in studying the discipline, improving the quality of education, effectiveness of the process of control and assessment of students’ knowledge. The result of the implementation of EEMCD is the development of students’ internal motives and skills to acquire and update knowledge, enrich experience with innovative technologies, use computer technology to find and use information, master the skills of independent work in the process of studying disciplines. The results of the research can be used in the process of professional training of students at the level of professional preliminary education in the specialty 013 Elementary education (specialization: English language teacher in elementary school).