Emotion Design in the Educational Program “Intelligent Systems in the Humanities”

. The article analyses the experience of building a bachelor’s degree program “Intelligent systems in the Humanities” from the point of view of instructional design. When creating educational programs, it is necessary to specifically design points of contact with the educational product and con-sider a variety of relationships between factors that affect students. The inclu-sion of such subjects as “Philosophy of invention” and “Cognitive heuristics” in the curriculum helps students to consciously approach their own peculiarities of information perception. The use of module projects and practice oportunities allows students to systematize and apply the knowledge gained. Abstract . Сreative skills have been a lot in the limelight of pedagogical research recently. Creative tasks have become an integral part of modern textbooks including those for foreign language studies. The authors link the relevance of students’ creativity with the growing need of the Russian economy for individuals who can think outside the box, easily adapt to constant social changes and successfully communicate in multicultural professional environments. The research attempts to present the development of creative skills in students as a process associated with difficulties in its practical implementation. The article identifies popular tasks aimed at promoting creativity in EFL classes, lists the main difficulties that teachers face when using creative tasks, and