Coaching instruments in teaching general English

The most important feature of education in the information society, according to the laws of which humanity lives today, is lifelong learning, and therefore the ability to learn becomes one of the key competencies. Today, the ability to acquire knowledge on one’s own, without the help of a teacher, is of particular importance, which creates the need to form students’ cognitive interest and self-education skills. This is facilitated by the coaching approach to learning, which is a new step in the methodology of teaching foreign languages, and involves a partnership between the teacher and the student in the educational process, the student’s awareness of the personal need for mastering knowledge and the need to take responsibility for the result. The purpose of the research is to describe the tools of the coaching approach to teaching general English. The research showed that the creation of a relationship of trust and partnership in the educational process is facilitated by: meeting the student’s need for meaningful learning, understanding and recognition of the student’s values, active listening, developing feedback, and effective questions. The use of these technologies is intended to provide students with access to self-education in the future. The study concludes that the use of coaching approach tools in teaching general English contributes to the maximum disclosure of learners’ internal resources and capabilities.