Methodology of the project-seminar on the stories of A. Chekhov

Abstract

The article suggests a technology of organising practical classes in native literature for college students in the form of a project and seminar. Working on a project in native literature classes helps students to develop the skills of communication and independent working with information, as well as encourages creativity developing. The efficiency of this form of interactive technology is substantiated with raising interest to the discipline being studied, class activity motivation, creative and critical thinking activation. An important particularity of the project and seminar is the ability for students to use all the options of interactive work form to unleash their creativity, as well as enjoy the process of co-creation under the conditions of creative freedom. The represented methodology is for organising a project and seminar after some stories by A.P. Chekhov: “Love”, “The Darling” and “The Grasshopper”. The writer’s stories devoted to the love theme were chosen for working on the projects. The article provides methodological recommendations on organising a class, formulates goals and objectives, illustrates the main stages, and suggests issues to be discussed. As a form of work, a project and seminar motivates students to read texts attentively and make active dialogues, as well as teaches to analyse a literary text and stand their ground, and also develops critical thinking, the skills of research work and working in a team.