THE ROLE OF CONSTRUCTIVISM AND BEHAVIORISM THEORIES IN TEACHING ENGLISH

Annotation: The article discusses some principles of the philosophy of constructivism and behaviorism and ways to implement them in the teaching of foreign languages for professional purposes in higher education. The aim of the article is to describe how a constructive approach can help students expand their use of a range of ESP learning strategies. Constructivism is a theory that emphasizes the active role of students in understanding and comprehending information. Constructive learning is student-centered, in which students are more actively involved in learning than in being passive listeners. Students create knowledge by modifying, organizing, and reorganizing previous knowledge through social interactions in shaping knowledge and understanding.