Web quest method in online teaching Ukrainian as a foreign language in higher educational institutions

Abstract

Introduction. The research is topical due to the need to find effective methods of teaching Ukrainian to foreign students. The development of information technology urged the development of communicative competencies in foreign students. So, the web quest method is becoming increasingly popular in the study of foreign languages in higher educational institutions around the world. This method is an effective tool that allows a full involvement of foreign students in learning Ukrainian as a foreign language. Methods: testing students for the level of proficiency in Ukrainian as a foreign language, statistical and mathematical processing of results using Pearson’s formulas. Results: The results of the study showed the high efficiency of the web quest method in the experimental group in comparison with traditional teaching methods. According to all the criteria studied, the students of the experimental group showed higher results than the students of the control group, which proves the effectiveness of this method. Namely, the indicator of lexical skills of the experimental group with the excellent grade exceeds the indicator of the control group by 10.2%. The indicator of grammar skills of the experimental group with the excellent grade exceeds the indicator if the control group by 7.7%. And the indicator of phonetic skills of the experimental group with the excellent grade exceeds the indicator of the control group by 8.4%. There were 55.74% of foreign students who showed a high level of information search and analysis skills. Conclusion: The study notes the high efficiency of using the web quest method in the development of various communicative competencies in foreign students. Therefore, the expediency of using the web quest method in teaching Ukrainian as a foreign language to foreign students has been established. Prospects: further research will be aimed at studying the effectiveness of web quests for the development of professional communicative competencies for other subjects.