Vykhvatenko M. T., Dohadailo N. I. Content and Forms of Informal Education in the Context of the Tasks of Civic Education

Vykhvatenko M. T. , Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Director, Starobilsk Campus, Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University.

Dohadailo N. I. Teaching Assistant, English Philology Department, Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University.

Abstract
The article outlines the peculiarities of informal education in the context of lifelong learning; considers the possibilities of informal education as a means of teachers' preparation for civic education of children; proves the selection of trainings as a type of informal learning; and summarizes the practice of providing an innovative training program on civic education for the teachers of English conducted in the northern part of Luhansk region at Starobils'k Campus of Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University.

Key words: informal education, civic education, civic upbringing, training, social project, presentation, role-play, interactive forms of learning.

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