DEVELOPING STUDENTS` LANGUAGE IDENTITY THROUGH TEACHING COGITATING AND COMMUNICATING IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to consider the process of forming the student's linguistic personality by teaching the thinking skills of information interpretation and communication within the framework of the technology of critical thinking development. This goal is conditioned by the need to develop the student's ability to think not only in the native language, but also in a foreign language for further successful implementation of educational activities. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the consideration of the possibility of using techniques related to the technology of critical thinking development for the development of thinking and communication skills in a foreign language contributing to the formation and improvement of language personality of students of higher educational institutions. The result of the study is a set of tasks developed within the framework of critical thinking technology, which allows teaching students thinking skills of systematisation of information and communication in a foreign language, thereby contributing to the formation of student's linguistic personality.