PECULIARITIES OF PATRIOTIC EDUCATION FOR YOUTH BY MEANS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY

Abstract

Viewing the political events today the article is devoted to the peculiarities of patriotic education and upbringing a sense of tolerance as its fundamental component. The need of reformatting the main approaches to patriotic education of young people today has been revealed taking into consideration growing quantity of interethnic conflicts and social crises. In this context, the emphasis should be shifted towards developing a tolerant attitude of the patriot-citizen to other citizens both within his own country and abroad, that makes possible the peaceful coexistence of people with different views on life, regardless of their religion, political views or the spoken language. Emphasis has been given to the importance of developing the sense of respect, desire to multiply and preserve the cultural values and heritage of the native country, but at the same time the sense of patriotism should not be absolute and sharpened. The article proves that the latter is a driving force in the emergence of conflicts, both multinational and among citizens of one country and nationality, that often happens because of different views on patriotism. The main factor in reconciling and preventing such conflicts is upbringing the sense of tolerance as a fundamental component of patriotic education in today’s conditions, that we define as the education of a reasonable citizen-patriot. The article emphasizes that the formation of such a reasonable patriotism should be continued throughout the educational process by all educational institutions, as well as be supported at home. It has been also stated that the best way to become tolerant is to see the true to life example, so the teacher himself must be a real patriot and a role model for students. It has been also determined that the optimal conditions for a productive educational process in this context can be created at foreign language classes: learning the culture of other people, speaking a foreign language creates an invisible touch to another world, different from their own and forms a respectful attitude to it. Understanding that our world is unique, full of different cultures, religions, languages, customs, views and that this diversity should create a certain harmony, is a way to peaceful coexistence and is defined by us as a tolerant attitude to others by a reasonable patriot. Within the study of foreign languages, special tools have been singled out, namely interactive methods for promoting the development of these personal qualities: role-playing games, preparation of joint projects and presentations, a case method, discussions in the style of tolerance.