Teaching foreign language vocabulary based on the methodology of using word games in high school

The purpose of the study is to develop a methodology for using word games in a foreign language class at a university. The article is devoted to the use of word games in foreign language classes at the university. It is emphasized that language and speech games in general have great potential in teaching a foreign language, increasing the motivation to study it, contributing to a more effective assimilation of language material, activating the speech-thinking activity of students. Scientific novelty – taking into account the analysis of the existing classifications of games, the concept of “word games” is formulated. As a result, the role of word games in teaching vocabulary is substantiated and a list of the most popular of them is given. Based on the survey data of junior students, it is concluded that the use of word games will, to a certain extent, solve the existing problems in teaching vocabulary. The proposed methodology is based on such provisions as taking into account general didactic and general methodological principles, observing the principle of didactic sequence, correlating the organizational and methodological structure of the lesson and specific word games.