FORMING STUDENTS’ LEXICAL COMPETENCE OF 10-11 FORMS (SUBJECT-ORIENTED INSTRUCTION LEVEL)

Abstract

It is found out in the article that one of the main places in the school language course is the study of the lexical level of the Ukrainian language. It is emphasized that the formation of lexical competence occurs in the system-integrative connections of vocabulary with phonetics, grammar, spelling and stylistics, because the word is a multifaceted phenomenon. Successful mastering of the lexical level of the Ukrainian language depends on taking into account specific approaches, principles, patterns of learning and selection of methods and techniques of teaching.
The concept of "lexical competence" in the research of scholars is interpreted and defined as a high level of learning the lexical level of the Ukrainian language, the ability to master lexical means in accordance with the situation of speech, unquestioning observance of lexical norms, mastering the vocabulary of the Ukrainian language, respect for the Ukrainian vocabulary, active use of the Ukrainian vocabulary.
The main provisions of the Ukrainian language program for students of 10-11 forms (subject-oriented instruction level) have been studied, in which the formation of linguocultural and sociolinguistic competences is prioritized, which will contribute to the formation of lexical competence of modern students by understanding the language as a national phenomenon. The dominant tasks of linguistic and socio-cultural semantic lines have been characterized.
The classification of lexical exercises has been analyzed. It is noted that lexical exercises include actually lexical exercises, which are aimed at consolidating lexical concepts and forming the ability to interpret the meaning of a word; lexico-grammatical exercises which help to identify and establish connections between vocabulary and grammar, form skills for distinguishing lexical and grammatical meaning of a word; lexical and orthographic exercises which provide mastering and repetition of spelling features of words and their parts; lexical and stylistic exercises which provide the development of skills and abilities of correct selection and use of words in speech in accordance with the nature and purpose of expression.
Examples of such exercises and tasks to them have been represented, which provide analysis of words-symbols, verbalization of concepts, construction of lexical-semantic field, obligatory information-communication support of them.