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II. TRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE MODELS OF FLT 
 
Topics to be discussed: 
 
1. The main factors of Innovative activity. 
2. Comparison of traditional and innovative methods. 
3. Classification of innovative methods. 
4. Interactive forms of lesson organizing. 
5. Current methods of language teaching. 
 
Spark: 
 
1. Give the definitions of the terms “traditions” and 
“innovation”. 
2. Discuss in the group the concepts of “traditional lesson” and 
“non-traditional lesson”. 
 
1. The main factors of Innovative activity 
 
It is well-known that modern development of the society brings 
a new innovative approach to education and also into the teachers 
and students’ activity. 
Within this course innovation means the introduction of 
something new, a new idea, method or device into FLT and learning 
process. This new trend in education appeared in the 60
th
last 
century and has been existed since that time. For example, at present 
implementation of CEFR standard in our system of FLT is
considered as innovation. 
Innovative activity has been investigated in the works by T.N. 
Gonobolin, B.A. Slastenin and others. Some matters of management 
of innovative activity have been discussed in the works of D. 
Admilton, R. Karlson, Dj. Basset and others. 
As it is stressed in the pedagogical literature the innovative 
process has six stages: 

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1. The occurrence of a new idea or conception. 
2. Creation of novelty. 
3. Implementation of this novelty into practice. 
4. Dissemination of the novelty. 
5. Within some periods of time a competitor of this novelty 
appears. 
6. Within certain time the novelty can be shortened and replaced 
with another novelty. 
Thus, novel technology can’t be existing for a long time and it 
is naturally replaced by a new one or modernized with other 
elements according to the society needs. 
It is necessary to deal with some traditional teaching issues. 
Let’s discuss how a well-planned lesson influences the efficiency of 
FLT and efficiency of a warming-up stage influences the further 
stages of the lesson. There is a saying – “a good beginning leads to a 
good child”. That’s true, if a teacher is able to organize a language 
learning process productively, the good results in teaching are 
guaranteed. 
Nowadays a teacher should avoid old traditional ways of 
imparting knowledge and developing language sub-skills and skills. 
The traditional ways of organizing teaching propose using the 
information-based method. In this case learners believe that 
teacher’s information is the only correct one. And they have no 
desire to think, to discuss and to express their point of view on the 
material being presented. They are passive learners; there is lack of 
motivation and no creative thinking. 
Here a teaching process is oriented on the whole group; in 
other words, this is a class-oriented teaching. And the learners tasks 
are to listen, understand, repeat this information and tell it back 
again at the next lesson. 
The innovative approach of organizing a teaching process is 
different from that one. Within an innovative approach at the 
beginning of the lesson a teacher should explain the aim and 
objectives of the lesson and the expected results at the end of the 
lesson; motivate them during the lesson with the help of material 
and different tools. In this case the learners acquire knowledge 
actively with interest and can ask questions or express their ideas on 

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the material being presented. And the teacher keeps their activity by 
motivating, inspiring them and using active methods and technical 
tools. The teacher gives the chance for the learners to create an 
atmosphere for discussion and expressing their ideas freely without 
hesitation and thread of making errors. 
It is then feasible to adjust teaching procedures to the language 
learners, taking account of their age, ability, needs and interests. A 
qualified teacher can guide and assist the learners in the process of 
language learning and provide them with feedback about their 
progress.