Teaching English to adults

Jan Zaniewski

Ян Заневски - Wyższa Szkoła Finansów i Zarządzania, Białystok

Natallia Nizhneva

Наталья Николаевна Нижнева - Белорусский Государственный Университет, Минск

Nadzeya Nizhneva-Ksenofontova

Надежда Леонидовна Нижнева-Ксенофонтова - Белорусский Государственный Университет, Минск

Abstract

The work is devoted to the problem of andragogy – teaching foreign languages to adults. Modern achievements in the field of theory and practice of teaching foreign languages to this contingent are analyzed. The importance of creative approach and the actuality of this problem are emphasized. Extensive social-psychological description of adults is given. Intellectual functions of adults (thinking, attention, memory) are analyzed in detail. In conclusion, conditions and recommendations necessary for achieving the required aims and success in teaching foreign languages to this group of students are enumerated.

Keywords:

age, andragogy, typology of students, memory, thinking, attention