FUTURE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS ENHANCE THEIR TEACHING EXPERIENCE THROUGH SCHOOL-BASED PRACTICE

Practical application of theoretical knowledge in a real school environment plays an important role in improving the professional training of future teachers. As part of this initiative, on November 4, 2026, N.A. Zhumabekova, Senior Lecturer at the Department of English Language and Literature of the Institute of Philology, B. Osmonov Jalal-Abad State University, conducted a workplace-based learning activity at Secondary School No. 1 named after M. Babkin in the city of Manas.

The event was attended by fourth-year students undertaking their professional and specialized teaching practice in the Foreign Language (English) profile of the Philological Education programme.

During the practical sessions, Nazbiike Abilova, a student of group ChT-1-23, conducted an open English lesson for seventh-grade pupils, while Aikun Kurmanbekova delivered an open lesson for ninth-grade pupils. When planning and conducting their lessons, the students took into account the learners' age characteristics and language proficiency levels. They presented the learning materials and incorporated various activities in accordance with the lesson objectives.

This experience provided the students with an opportunity to put their theoretical knowledge into practice and develop essential teaching skills, including classroom management, effective communication with pupils, lesson planning, and the selection of appropriate teaching methods.

     Workplace-based learning is one of the effective ways to reinforce knowledge acquired at university in an authentic educational environment. Such activities contribute to strengthening future teachers' professional responsibility, developing their pedagogical competencies, and preparing them for independent teaching practice.