self-esteem, as well as a benevolent attitude towards other people, including
classmates, through a deeper understanding of their , acceptance and respect, which
facilitates joining, adapting to it, and also provides a favorable psychological climate
in the classroom. The behavioral component, as the researcher emphasized, focuses on
the development of specific communicative skills, ways of activity and experience, and
is an entity that integrates at the level of behavior and activity all manifestations of
communicative competence [ibid]. Scientist-teacher V. Ternopil from the National
Pedagogical University named after. MP Drahomanova, with the aim of forming social
and communicative abilities at junior pupils, developed an optional course "Learning
to understand oneself and others". In her opinion, communicative abilities are the
integral characteristics of the individual, with their help, the relationship of the child
with the social environment is carried out [10].
Interest in forming the communicative competence of schoolchildren is the
following topics of the special course, such as: "I am a unique person", "I am
communicating in my life", "I learn to interact." Each class consists of a theoretical
block and a series of practical exercises, tests, games, trainings .According to the
scientist, the game occupies an important place among various forms and methods of
forming the communicative competence of junior pupils, because in the game, based
on the awareness and verbalization of their internal experiences, the child gets the
opportunity to understand the meaning of the problem situation and change its attitude
towards it, in addition, there is a gradual assimilation, workout, internalizations of
communicative knowledge, skills, skills.
They drew attention to the conditions of conducting training sessions aimed at
solving certain communication tasks, namely:
- Creating an atmosphere of trust, mutual help, benevolence in a group, forming
a positive attitude towards oneself, others;
- familiarization with the basic emotions, awareness of their own emotional
states and their recognition in other people;
- formation of skills to establish contacts;
- to find ways out of conflict situations;
- development of empathy, reflection;
- development of communicative skills [10].
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