ONCE AGAIN ABOUT THE COMMUNICATIVE METHOD

The article deals with the application of the communicative method in the methodology of teaching the Ukrainian language to foreign students. Taking into account the fact that these are already adult students, we show in practice the effective implementation of this method in educational practice. Since communication has various different forms of expression, we can consider it as dialogic, polylogical (group) and mixed variants of meaningful communication in classes built on real life situations in which adults most often find themselves. The means and methods of using this method can be very diverse. This is an imitation of real life, designed to stimulate foreigners to actively “speak”. At the same time, it is very important that the topics are alive, related to the daily life of students, problems that interest them. Training of cognitive processes and psychological readiness of students for the learning process seem to be important. The communicative method applies the main pedagogical principles of the organization of training: the priority of independent work, the principle of joint activity, reliance on experience, individualization, flexibility in the formation of training programs, practical orientation of training, where the teacher acts as an expert, organizer, mentor, consultant, source of knowledge. The main principle is to learn not the form of the language, but the language itself. In the process of studying using the communicative method, foreign language communicative competence is formed in students. They learn communication in the process of communication itself. Accordingly, all exercises and tasks must be communicatively justified. Key words: Ukrainian language as a foreign language, communicative technique, forms, means, principles of organization of the educational process.