Kharzhevska, O.M.Харжевська, Ольга Михайлівна2023-10-302023-10-302023-05-22Kharzhevska O. M. Studying effective foreign language learning strategies to optimize the cognitive mechanisms of the adults / О. М. Харжевська // Перспективи та інновації науки. Серія: Педагогіка. Психологія. Медицина : журнал. - Київ : Видавнича група "Наукові перспективи", 2023. - № 9 (27). - С. 471-484. https://doi.org/10.52058/2786-4952-2023-9(27)-471-484ISSN 2786-4952 Onlinehttps://elar.khmnu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/14631-Language learning is a complex process that involves various cognitive mechanisms such as memory, attention, executive functions and motivation. In order to use a language effectively in real-life situations, adults need to develop not only their linguistic competence but also their communicative competence, which includes the ability to use language appropriately and effectively in different social contexts. To achieve this, language learners must be able to employ effective learning strategies that can enhance their motivation, attention, memory, and communication skills. This article aims to explore the relationship between language learning strategies and the development of motivation, attention, memory capacity, and communicative competence among adults. The study analyzes learning strategies and cognitive mechanisms, and identifies the most effective strategies for enhancing these cognitive abilities in language learners. The importance of motivation in language learning, and how the use of specific strategies such as goal setting, self-regulation, and positive reinforcement can enhance motivation levels among learners are discussed in the research. It also explores the role of attention in language learning, and how strategies such as selective attention and elaboration can improve learners’ ability to process and retain linguistic information. The study delves into the role of memory in language learning, and how strategies such as repetition, visualization, and association can enhance learners’ memory capacity and retrieval. The article examines the importance of communicative competence in language learning, and how strategies such as interaction, feedback, and negotiation of meaning can improve learners’ ability to use language effectively in different social contexts. The findings suggest that the use of effective language learning strategies can significantly contribute to the development of motivation, attention, perception, memory, and communicative competence among adult learners. The article highlights the need for language teachers and educators to incorporate these strategies into their teaching practices, and to provide learners with the necessary support and guidance to develop their cognitive abilities and achieve success in language learning.enmemoryattentioncommunicative competencemotivationforeign language.пам’ятьувагакомунікативна компетенціямотиваціяіноземна мова.Стаття001.32:1/3](477)(02)