Communicative-Linguistic Barriers In English Language Training Of Students At Higher Educational Institutions: Psychological Factors And Solutions

Abstract

The article reveals the essence, content and structure of the concept of "communicative-linguistic barriers" in the context of modern higher education on the basis of the psychological and pedagogical literature analysis, identifies psychological and socio-cultural components, determinates the reasons, causing discomfort of students in the ELT classroom, defines the psychological conditions and conditions for the teacher’s activity, necessary for the successful overcoming of psychological barriers by students. The language barrier is a serious obstacle for establishing efficient business cooperation and human relations. The study demonstrates the existence of different kinds of language difficulties in communication that actually negatively affect students’ emotional state and cause the unwillingness to learn and use a foreign language as a way of communicating with non-native speakers. The paper offers solutions to enhance students’ motivation for learning a foreign language and create favorable conditions for developing students’ communication skills and understanding how foreign language learning can be beneficial for them.