Theoretical foundations of the use of thematic quests in teaching native and foreign languages to high school students

Abstract

In this article, the authors justify the use of the quest for the formation of socio-cultural competence in the process of teaching native and foreign languages in high school. Researchers often consider the quest as one of the intellectual types of the game. According to researchers, quests are not just games, they are a kind of project activity that is based on material extracted from the Internet. Using the information received, students systematize it and plan their future professional activities. Web quests are a means of Internet education, the purpose of which is to acquire knowledge about the culture, history, realities and traditions of the country whose language is being studied; expand linguistic horizons through the country-specific information contained in the language being studied; they help to realize the essence of linguistic phenomena, concepts of another system through which reality can be perceived. When preparing for a lesson with the inclusion of information technology, the teacher should remember that it is important to observe the basic didactic principles in the selection of educational material (the principle of systematicity and consistency, accessibility, differentiated approach, scientific, etc.). At the same time, it must be borne in mind that the computer does not replace the teacher.