The article considers the characteristics and analysis of the influence of a foreign language environment on a person in the process of learning foreign languages. The relevance of this research is connected to the fact that in recent years immersion in a foreign language environment has become increasingly popular all over the world due to the development of information and communication technologies. The article highlighted such concepts as "immersion in a foreign language environment", "sociocultural approach", "psychological aspects", "sociocultural adaptation", "language barrier", and also considered the effectiveness of immersion in a foreign language environment as a way of developing communicative competence. This article highlights the results of interviewing participants who at different time intervals and under different circumstances were in a foreign language environment and they had to answer ten questions regarding their experience, inner experiences and psychological difficulties that they encountered being in a foreign language environment. The respondents shared their impressions and expressed their view on the effectiveness of immersion in a foreign language environment as a way of developing communicative competence. Based on the results of the interviewing, the authors of the research highlighted important points that should be paid attention to and analyzed in detail.

The article considers the characteristics of motivation for success and the analysis of the impact of failures on the self-actualization of individuals in the process of their personality formation. The relevance of this research is related to the fact that in recent years the problem of the impact of success and failures has become more acute and is becoming more and more widespread. The article highlights such concepts as motivation for success, personality formation, motivation, self-actualization, self-development, negative state, adaptation, academic failure, and also reviews how successes and failures affect academic performance. This article presents the results of the survey among participants of various ages, who had the opportunity to describe and analyze their experiences in educational activities and further life, in which they had to answer twelve questions that related to their success, inner experiences and psychological difficulties associated with failures, which they encountered. The respondents shared their impressions and expressed their opinions about the impact of success and failures on the self-actualization of individuals on their life paths. Based on the results of the survey, the authors of the research emphasized the most important points that should be paid attention to and analyzed in detail.

The article considers the analysis of the use of verbal and non-verbal methods in the process of learning foreign languages. The relevance of this research is connected to the fact that the learning of foreign languages in the modern world is becoming advanced and progressive, so there is an urgent need to study the effectiveness of methods of activation of students` cognitive activity. The article highlighted such concepts as "verbal methods", "non-verbal methods", "interactive technologies of learning foreign languages", "The Silent Way", "the 25th frame effect" and "Schechter`s method", and also considered the features of various technologies and their effectiveness. This article highlights the results of a survey among students of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, in which they had to answer twelve questions about the relevance of using the methods presented in the article and their attitude to them. Students shared their own experience and expressed their view on the feasibility of their use in the future in their professional activity. Based on the results of the survey, the authors of the research highlighted the most important issues regarding the use of interactive technologies in the process of learning foreign languages.