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IMPLEMENTING CEFR (COMMON EUROPEAN
FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE) INTO
THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS 1 "2 Madaminov A.R. , Habijonov S.K.
1Madaminov Azamat Rayimjohn o 'g 'li - Student;
Habijonov Salohiddin Kahramonjohn o 'g 'li - Student, MANAGEMENT IN PRODUCTION FACULTY, FERGHANA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, FERGHANA, REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN
Abstract: the article under discussion discusses the implementation of CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference) into the educational process in Uzbekistan. Besides the authors of the article discuss the reforms conducted in the foreign languages teaching.
Keywords: development, CEFR, educational system, change, reforms, foreign languages, students, teachers, national standards, project.
After getting the Independence the Republic of Uzbekistan has worked out an own model of development, taking into account the specific social and political traditions in the country. One of the most important conditions for the development of any country is a well functioning educational system [1, p.p. 3-9].
The end of 1990's and beginning of 2000's marked a new era in foreign languages teaching in Uzbekistan when all stakeholders including teachers, students, schools, colleges, and universities started to feel that they were ready for change in the way foreign languages were taught and learned.
The reforms in foreign language teaching in Uzbekistan mainly touched upon teaching English language in all levels and stages of education.
Analysis of the system of teaching and learning foreign languages carried out by the group of experts from Uzbekistan State University of World Languages, Ministry of Higher and
Secondary Specialized Education, and Ministry of Public Education revealed that the former curricula on foreign language teaching, standards for different levels of education were not efficient in terms of finance and effort. Therefore, it was decided to develop and implement totally new concept of national standards which could provide continuity and consistency of teaching foreign languages in all levels of education system. And at this point the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) played as the main framework to be adopted in developing of the National Educational Standard for Continuing Education System on Foreign Languages (Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 2013).
The project on the development of the national curricula and standard on the teaching and learning of foreign languages had been launched by the initiative of the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education of Uzbekistan and the British Council. The target project aimed at achieving lasting improvement in the standard of English language teaching in Uzbekistan by enhancing the learning experience of ELT PRESETT students and by setting clear exit standards in language referred to international standards for ELT PRESETT. The English language departments of different higher institutions joined the project in 2007 year and founded experimental groups consisting of 20-22 students. The classes included in the project modules helped students to apply necessary language skills in social life. Earlier the classes included a mixture of four skills reading, listening , writing and speaking were used at one lesson, i.e. they were not separated from each other, they were all integrated. In the project the process of education was conducted in different ways: such classes as vocabulary, grammar, reading and writing , listening, speaking, independent study skills and integrated language skills were conducted apart from each other. The main aim of the project was to teach oral and written forms of English efficiently through communicative ways.
Using new interactive ways during the lessons such as portfolios, project works, different slides and video-films were suitable not only for the demands of new pedagogical
technologies, but also for arising students' interests. According to the new project, the classes in grammar were based on a communicative approach, i.e. the students were expected to use grammar in context (in dialogues, newspaper articles, interviews concerning the lesson) which led to better results in applying these skills in their daily life. Using the method described above helped students think and work independently and autonomously.
Assessment of students' knowledge also conducted with the help of different methods, such as tests, exercises based on passages, portfolios, daily projects, interviews and role-plays. When the results of the initial assessments were compared to those taken in the end, a great difference was noticed as the students' knowledge has been improved. [2, p.p. 138-143]
The project improved teacher's competency and developed their proficiency. Besides working with the experimental group students they successfully applied different new approaches with traditional group students. As a result traditional group students presented their portfolios, project works and other works which motivated them more to study in comparison with early years experience.
References
1. Hasanova Diloromhon, 2007. Teaching and learning English in Uzbekistan. English Today. № 23 (1). Р.p. 3-9.
2. Hasanova Diloromhon and Shadieva Tatyana, 2008. Implementing Communicative Language Teaching in Uzbekistan. TESOL Quarterly. № 42 (1). Р.p. 138-143.
