On the issue of effective methods in teaching oral foreign language speech to students

The relevance of the article is justified by the fact that in the modern world it is difficult to overestimate the importance of speaking a foreign language. Speaking is becoming key in the process of learning foreign languages, especially English. Modern realities present students with new tasks that can cause difficulties. Foreign language teachers need not only to teach the basic components of speech activity, but also to prepare students for interaction in real life. For many students, speaking is one of the most difficult aspects of learning. Our research is devoted to identifying the potential of the direct method in teaching students. Research methods include an analysis of theoretical sources, generalization and systematization of key concepts, an oral interview of students, an analysis of the data obtained and a plan of further research. A theoretical review of the literature on the research topic helped to establish that despite some disadvantages, the direct method has many supporters and many advantages. In the study, we propose to launch an experiment in which students of beginning levels of English will be tested, divided into groups, and during the academic year they will learn the language using the direct method. The practical part of the work was the collection of data and their analysis using the criteria of the IELTS exam.