INTERACTIVE STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE TO FOREIGN STUDENTS

This article examines the problem of linguistic personality development of foreign medical students in the context of changing world and national educational systems. The need to introduce a variety of pedagogically motivated and rational interactive strategies into the university educational process is emphasized. The study presents and identifies the most common interactive strategies for teaching Ukrainian as a foreign language to students. The authors discuss their types and the characteristics of their application in the educational process. The issue of using interactive technologies as an important component of professional development is discussed. The main problems related to the quality of teaching of Ukrainian language acquisition by foreign students are considered and the need to introduce interactive technologies into the educational process is emphasized. Ways to increase the efficiency of the traditional system by introducing new approaches to the methodology of practical teaching are highlighted. The need for optimal use of various interactive teaching methods, which have brought about changes in the position of teachers and students in the educational process, is emphasized. Teachers have moved from the position of translators of preexisting knowledge to that of organizers of the cognitive activities of those seeking education, and those seeking education have become equal subjects of the educational process. The use of interactive strategies added a variety of interesting information to the teaching of Ukrainian as a foreign language, involved foreign seekers in a variety of activities, created the idea of cooperation among those who receive and share knowledge, improved comfort in the classroom, created sincere relationships, and increased the number of foreign. It has the positive effect of motivating seekers to learn Ukrainian as a foreign language. One of the main advantages of the interactive teaching method is that it brings the learning process closer to the actual practical activity of the future professional. The interactive teaching method contributes to the activation and optimization of the teaching process and helps seekers learn to solve problems, correctly formulate and defend their opinions, analyze and discuss the received information, become more confident and independent. The study describes interactive pedagogical technologies used by teachers when teaching foreign students the Ukrainian language and emphasizes that the teacher must not only know about interactive pedagogical technologies, but also be able to apply them in practice. It is necessary that the goals, content, format and methods of professional training of future doctors be oriented towards the use of interactive pedagogical technologies in the educational environment of a higher medical school. The article determines that interactive learning is characterized by the formulation of problem tasks that enable the exchange of interesting ideas and knowledge, the development and defense of one’s own position in conditions of mutual support. The introduction of interactive technologies in teaching the Ukrainian language as a foreign language can meet the needs of modern students, increase the level of awareness of the material and promote its assimilation. Key words: interactive learning, interactive learning technologies, teaching methods, Ukrainian as a foreign language.