DEVELOPING CULTURE OF READING IN ENGLISH IN GENERATION Z STUDENTS

Author(s): Levina L.M.

Rubric: Methodological research

DOI: 10.21777/2500-2112-2025-1-98-107

Release: 2025-1 (50)

Pages: 98-107

Keywords: English as a foreign language, generation Z, individual reading, reading culture, student-centered learning, educational autonomy, educational model challenge-reflection-reflection, individual reading development program

Annotation: The article analyzes the problems faced by students of generation Z in the forming of foreign language reading competence. Theoretical approaches to the problem of forming a culture of reading in a foreign language are summarized. As a way to involve students of generation Z in reading activities, a student-centered individual reading program in English is offered, aimed at forming a reading culture for 1st–2nd year students of the uni- versity. The three-stage educational model of critical thinking development technology (challenge – comprehen- sion – reflection) is used to organize students’ activities related to individual reading during the semester. The methodology of competence-based educational practices aimed at the forming of students’ autonomy through active and interactive methods is used to enhance the learning potential of the program. The results of the study confirm the effectiveness of the proposed methodology, which promotes the intellectual and emotional immer- sion of students in an independently selected authentic work of art and the forming of motivation to read in the process of active communication about what they have read.

Bibliography: Levina L.M. DEVELOPING CULTURE OF READING IN ENGLISH IN GENERATION Z STUDENTS // Education Resources and Technologies. – 2025. – № 1 (50). – С. 98-107. doi: 10.21777/2500-2112-2025-1-98-107