FICTION AS A MEANS OF DEVELOPING SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SKILLS IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE LESSON: BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF CHRISTA REINIG'S FABLE

Abstract

The article deals with the role of subject knowledge and, in particular, the use of literary texts in the formation of socio-emotional competencies, a relevant approach to modern learning - the so-called "soft skills".

The issue is given great importance in the academic and professional spheres, and many examples of integrated and interdisciplinary activities for this purpose are known. This issue has become especially important in the digital era, when literary works, short prose, poetry have become available, and it has become possible to search for and create new learning resources, which is important for successfully completing the difficult path of developing creative and critical thinking, the ultimate goal. Interest in the issue has also been strengthened by the fact that literary texts are included in small quantities or not at all in existing foreign language textbooks.

For me, as a foreign language teacher, it was mutually interesting to use the interpretation of a literary text to draw attention to the socio-cultural aspect for language learners. It is truly indisputable that literary works best reflect human relationships, emotional states, value conflicts and social dynamics, and given the requirements for higher education, they are also an ideal means for the development of socio-emotional competencies. This fully coincides with the mission of a modern higher education institution to form future citizens and fully complies with the requirements for learning and teaching a foreign language set out in the national curriculum and language teaching standards.