A TEXTBOOK ON THE UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE FOR THE 8TH GRADE AS A MEANS FOR THE FORMATION OF THE PUPIL’S COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE

Abstract

In the article, the analysis is conducted on the role of a textbook on the Ukrainian language in the educational process; the basic requirements and criteria for a competence oriented textbook were fromulated. A special attention is focused on the basic principles of content and structure, educational function of a manual, including the importance of implementation of the socio-cultural content line, evaluative aspect of the educational process in it. The general requirements for structuring the system of analytical tools of the Ukrainian language textbook for the 8th grade were defined. It was substantiated that the selection of texts, system tasks and exercises, methodological tools of learning about syntactic structures should promote students’ communicative competence and its components (language, syntax, punctuation, sociocultural ones). The process of establishing these competencies will be effective if the selection process for the content of textbooks adhere to the following general requirements: providing the study on the syntactic structure of language in the broader context of communication possibilities and orientation to solving the communication needs of students; tasks and exercises of analytical, constructive and creative nature form a coherent didactic system which is characterized by the purposeful work to achieve outcomes; complexity of tasks based on text with maximum use of its educational, cognitive, developmental and educational In the article, the analysis is conducted on the role of a textbook on the Ukrainian language in the educational process; the basic requirements and criteria for a competence oriented textbook were fromulated. A special attention is focused on the basic principles of content and structure, educational function of a manual, including the importance of implementation of the socio-cultural content line, evaluative aspect of the educational process in it. The general requirements for structuring the system of analytical tools of the Ukrainian language textbook for the 8th grade were defined. It was substantiated that the selection of texts, system tasks and exercises, methodological tools of learning about syntactic structures should promote students’ communicative competence and its components (language, syntax, punctuation, sociocultural ones). The process of establishing these competencies will be effective if the selection process for the content of textbooks adhere to the following general requirements: providing the study on the syntactic structure of language in the broader context of communication possibilities and orientation to solving the communication needs of students; tasks and exercises of analytical, constructive and creative nature form a coherent didactic system which is characterized by the purposeful work to achieve outcomes; complexity of tasks based on text with maximum use of its educational, cognitive, developmental and educational functions and capabilities; “text-centered” nature of the tasks that is the syntactic study of material which is mainly based on texts and completed construction of coherent expression; ability to develop their own creative and analytical thinking, defend their position, make decisions and bear responsibility for them; knowledge functionality, providing motivation and knowledge continuity between tasks; formation of a mechanism of pupils’ self reflection; introduction of group forms of educational activities, providing the dialogization of the educational process; continuity of the impact on the development of students’ language skills, skills in all kinds of speaking situations, taking into account the development of selfdifferentiated instruction of syntax and punctuation provided by different levels of complexity of educational material; update of software and educational facilities; promotion of hierarchical composition of values in the minds of students. The purposeful work on the acquisition of skills is foreseen. It includes defining the goal of activities, planning, making the algorithm of performing actions, predictions, differentiating between new and known knowledge, analyzing the cause of success and failure in their work.