THE FORMATION OF A FOREIGN-LANGUAGE COMPETENCE IN READING BY MEANS OF GERMAN CLASSICS` AUTHENTIC TEXTS

Abstract

The article deals with the methodology of developing foreign language competence in reading on the basis of the authentic text of the classic German literature author. Three Comrades, a novel by E.M. Remarque, is considered a classic of world literature, as it touches upon important topics universal for all generations -
human relationships, friendship and love. We have processed 385 pages of the authentic novel with 28 chapters and a total number of 199430 units of word usage, and analyzed the findings of domestic and foreign experts on methods of forming foreign language competence in reading. To meet the objectives, the main stages of the incremental formation of communicative competence in reading were identified, interactive techniques were proposed together with a subsystem of exercises and tasks for each of the stages. When developing practical
exercises and tasks for the work at the first stage, it was found that the use of such tools as the interactive method of clusters, direct replacement of words, mnemonic methods and didactic-methodological principle of personalization, has a positive effect on the removal of difficulties of linguistic and semantic nature and enables
the beginning of successful work with the text. The article presents different types of reading and shows that introductory home reading is optimal for reading authentic literature. In practice, it has been found that the method of heuristic conversation is the main technique for the development of students' communication at the third stage; the auxiliary methods are the research method, analysis of stories and situations, mental map and analysis of the protagonists. It is proved that the most efficient methods for the development of foreign language
competence in reading are dramatization of what has been read, and the method of express debate, which has a positive effect on the development of critical thinking, fluency and stating one's opinion. Validity of the obtained results is confirmed by statistically significant results by calculating the chi-square criterion and the mutual conjugation coefficient.
The efficiency of the proposed methods and subsystem of exercises contributes to overcoming the language barrier, enriching the vocabulary, the ability to express one' own opinion and allows using textual information in various situations in life.