Innovative Ways of Solving a Problem of Using Mnemonics Strategies to Improve Primary Stage Pupils’ Efl Vocabulary Learning

Abstract

In the article it is shown types of mnemonics strategies that teachers might employ. According to different researches, there are five classes of mnemonics: linguistic, spatial, visual, physical response and verbal methods. Linguistic mnemonics usually are understood as key methods. Spatial mnemonics include some spatial grouping and so called “finger methods”. These methods also involve the ways which help to connect new concepts with some familiar place, a pattern or a script, which can help in the process of memorization of the material. Visual mnemonics help any person to make use of pictures or in visualizations them, to create some associations by the basic concept (in such a way there are symbolic, mnemonics, also, pictographic ones). The verbal mnemonics is used when the meaning of some stories, novels can help students to remember the information, combining with some methods, such as grouping or re-grouping, or providing semantic organization and story-telling, or building up narrative chains. Physical mnemonics take a place when the body parts help the person to remember, either by help of some movements or physical response.
 In the paradigm of English Language Methodology, the formulation of definitions, which depend on mnemonic spheres of the person, it is mainly carried out by scripts or frames. The pedagogical and psychological mechanisms of quantification of any language do not allow the person to create a wide practice of giving the definitions, using scripts or frames. But with the help of the last ones, it is impossible to exclude the corresponding role of the language in the English Language Methodology.