Abstract:
The article deals with the method of brainstorming as one of the methods of critical
thinking that helps students develop their lexical competence at English lessons. The article describes
such other methods as “Case method”, “Role and didactic games”, “Cluster”, “Cinquain” that form lexical
competence either. The topic dedicates the principles, types and stages of brainstorm technology and
considers the definitions by foreign and native scholars on the concept. The examples and role of the
technology is described in the sense of formation and developing lexical competence.
Brainstorming is a modern conference with particular scenery in order to create a list of ideas
that can be used as clues guide students to the growth of the problem while giving every student the
possibility to articulate his ideas and share those ideas with others and support new ideas.