The Educational Environment of the University as a Factor in Optimizing Foreign Language Teaching

DOI: 10.15293/1812-9463.2402.09

Alexey V. Galushkin

Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow, Russia

Annotation. Introduction. The article is devoted to the problem of organizing the educational environment of a university, taking into account the factors that influence the success of mastering a foreign language course. The purpose of the study is to identify and substantiate the influence of educational environment factors, the combination of which contributes to the successful acquisition of a foreign language course at a university. Methodology. The methodological basis of the research is the methods of historical and comparative analysis of existing publications on the methodology, pedagogy and psychology of teaching foreign languages, as well as a comparative interpretation of their individual provisions. Results. The elements of the educational environment of the university are highlighted, which not only contribute to improving the academic performance of students, but also have a direct impact on the success of mastering a foreign language course, as well as the formation of personal qualities of students. Conclusions. The educational environment of the university is a complex, organized structure, the combination of elements of which has a positive impact on the success of the educational process in general and the process of learning a foreign language in particular.

Keywords: educational environment; development of language skills; optimization of mastery; favourable psychological atmosphere; a set of optimization factors.

For Citation: Galushkin A. V. The Educational Environment of the University as a Factor in Optimizing Foreign Language Teaching. Journal of Pedagogical Innovations, 2024, no. 2 (74), pp. 102–110. (In Russ.) DOI: https://doi.org/10.15293/1812-9463.2402.09

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Information about the author

Alexey V. Galushkin – Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of English, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow, Russia, https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6946-0982, galushkin-av@ranepa.ru

Received: 10.03.2024; approved after peer review: 20.04.2024; accepted for publication: 30.04.2024.