MODERN AND TRADITIONAL STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPING ADULT LEARNERS’ COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE

Abstract

Our article aims to shape the language learning activities of adult student, modern and traditional strategies for developing communicative competence, as well as the program and study of the English course. The authors discussed adult education principles and approaches in course design (personalized approach, meaningful learning, visual learning principles, technology-based communication) and the effectiveness of four instructional management strategies: visual reasoning strategy, video-based discussions, controlled discovery activities, and internet technology-based communication tasks. The results of this study show an improvement in communicative English skills among adult students.