CONTRASTS AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN GENDERS IN TERMS OF LEARNING A SECOND LANGUAGE

Аннотация

This article is devoted to the study of the characteristics of male and female knowledge in learning English as a second language. We tried to analyse the similarities and differences in English in terms of gender. We came to the conclusion, that the verbal features of the communicative behaviour of men and women very often cause misunderstandings or conflicts between them. Verbal communication is limited only by the linguistic aspect, by which is meant "the manner of speaking in such a way as to be understood." Key words: gender, male and female speech, analytical and logical functions, decode language, visual and verbal functions, linguistics. Over time, the gender of a person from the biological characteristics turned into a socio-psychological characteristic. Thus, the concept of “gender”, which means a set of cultural and social norms prescribed by society for people to fulfill, depending on their biological characteristics. The concept of "gender" has already gone beyond the scope of grammar. This phenomenon is considered as a discursive, sociocultural and psycholinguistic phenomenon. Marked features of male and female speech is defined as a trend of application. Very often, certain phenomena found in speech both men and women are related to the characteristics of their character, mental make-up, profession, social roles, but not by gender. Within the gender the markedness of the language, first of all, it is necessary to consider the lexical language composition, since at the lexical level, gender characteristics of a particular language. Modern research shows that women do have a real advantage. A number of reasons have been put forward for gender differences. Research has shown that there is a difference in how men and women process language in the brain. The left side of the brain processes analytical and logical functions, while the right side controls visual and verbal functions. Experiments show that women use both sides of the brain when they speak, while men only use the right side. Women are able to use the analytical side of their brains to help decode language. Studies in Europe, Asia and Latin America indicate that women learn languages more holistically. Women tend to show more interest in the culture, 91 country, and native speakers of the target language. Their teaching uses all four key skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) and language elements (vocabulary, grammar, etc.). Male peers tend to stick to a narrow circle of familiar teaching methods. However, with the increase in freely available digital resources such as podcasts, language apps and websites, this may well change. Most of us would probably disagree with this statement, but why is it so important to learning a language? Women appear to be better at communicating and making more social connections than their male counterparts. And it is through these connections that women get more opportunities to practice their listening and speaking skills. They can ask questions and receive answers to improve their understanding of the language they are learning. The resulting friendships often provide even more motivation to learn a language. Of course, not all women are talkative and not all men are reserved, so no doubt some men also benefit from having good social skills as well. This is perhaps the most controversial of the put forward reasons for gender differences in language learning. Studies from the UK, Canada and Hungary show that high school students are more likely to start language learning than their male peers. Some researchers argue that this is because both boys and girls view languages as feminine subjects, with boys preferring male-dominated subjects such as mathematics and physics. Often this perception is reinforced by the predominance of female language teachers, who thus act as role models for girls. Obviously, all of the above reasons are based on broad generalizations. While gender is a factor in language learning, it is not considered the most important. Men can become great linguists too! There is no scientific evidence to support the notion that one gender is better at learning languages than the other. Many ideas about gender inclinations and preferences stem from popular myths about the so-called hardware structure of the brain. A wave of men are from Mars, women are from Venus—1990s-style self- help books claimed that men and women communicate very differently. Despite these mainstream assumptions, sociolinguistic studies have since undermined such generalizations. In recent years, neuroscience research has contributed to debunking the structure and characteristics of the “male brain” versus the “female brain.” Adherence to gender stereotypes can bring some comfort to those who feel that the social world around them is changing too quickly. As professor of 92 neuroscience Gina Rippon noted, life experience plays a decisive role in the development of the brain. Along with other researchers in t