EXPERIENCE OF IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODS IN A REGIONAL HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION IN WAR CONDITIONS

The article reviews innovative technologies that are being implemented in practice in a higher educational institution located in a territory close to military actions. The administration's actions to increase the efficiency of various forms of the educational process in wartime have been highlighted. At the same time, it has been emphasized that there is a need for education reform, because in order for Ukrainian higher education institutions to be competitive, they must focus on improving the quality of educational services and increasing demand among Ukrainian youth. The quality of content of educational programs and the active involvement of innovative technologies in the educational process herewith should play a major role. It has been emphasized that the ability of an English teacher to use innovative methodology in the educational process not only has a significant impact on the speech and intellectual development of the students themselves, but also increases their intercultural communication skills, determines the further competitiveness of young people in the global labour market, lays the foundation for high-quality professional growth, significantly develops the professional competencies of the teachers themselves and improves the quality of teaching through the use of active methods and innovative forms of learning, control and assessment. The main directions of innovations in modern education have been outlined. New teaching technologies which a modern higher education teacher implements using innovative teaching methods have been described. The implementation of such innovative teaching methods into the process of teaching English as personal approach, practice-oriented learning, simulation learning technologies, flipped learning, STEM education, etc. has been disclosed.