Modeling

Experts method;

Oscellographic analysis, which is used as an additional aid while studying melody, rhythm of speech. Tape recording is widely used in the experimental work.

Time-keeping; as a method of research it is aimed at fixing documentarily the teaching procedure;

Tests;

Talks with teachers and pupils (with the purpose of finding out something);

Questionnaires;

Interviews;

Experimental teaching

Probing teaching;

Observation of what is going on in the classroom;

A thorough study and summing up of the experience of the best FL teachers in different types of schools;

A critical study of the ways foreign languages were taught in this particular country and abroad;

General Characteristics of Ways of Research used in Methods of FLT

Basic ways of research include:

5) experimental method with the aim of confirming or refuting the working hypotheses that may arise during the investigation;

Additional ways of research are:

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Experiment is used for testing some hypothesis.

The main feature of experiment is the ability of reconstructing, reproducing and changing a phenomenon with the aim of its deep and all-sided research. This feature accounts for economy, resultiveness and validity of experiment.

The main type of experiment is teaching experiment.

Criteria	Types of Experiment
1.aim	probing basic repeated or additional
2. conditions	natural/class exp.; laboratory exp. which is usually conducted with a group of pupils; individual.
3. the method of conducting	Traditional (vertical/horizontal); Cross- experiment.
4. duration,	long-termed short-termed.

The basic experiment is aimed at receiving the necessary data to confirm or to refuse the working hypothesis, its practical and scientific value.

The experiment requires the following procedure:

Step1: Preparation of experimental material;

Step 2: pre-test in all the groups, both control and those taken for experimental;

Step 3: experimental class sessions;

Step 4: post-test;

Step 5: the interpretation of experimental results.

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The characteristic features of a natural experiment:

1) it is adequate to the adopted academic plan, to the aims, tasks and working conditions of F.L.T at a particular type of educational institutions.

2)Obligatory observance of natural conditions of teaching procedure including the number of pupils in a group, the material taught, the number of lessons;

3Mass character. It can be reduced only to a certain class or school

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Mass experimental teaching is the final stage of methodological research. It it provides: 1) the opinions of a teacher;

2) the results of questionnaires;

3) the statistic data, as well as it uses a method of mathematical treatment at pre-test and post-test data.

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