Summary. The article discusses the problems of self-confidence and its importance in language learning as well as suggests a series of activities for improving it.

Key words: self-confidence, speaking skills, cognitive process, cultural beliefs, psychological process, introversion. 

Summary: In this article the description of the setting in “Harry Potter” series by Joan Rowling has been analysed with the help of examples taken from the novel.

Key words: setting, fiction, fantasy genre.

Summary:  The article discusses the elaborated methods of writing by means of “product-oriented” and “process-oriented” approaches at the university level.

Key words: “product-oriented”, “process-oriented”, self-editing, self-discovery, process and product, complicated skills.

Summary: The significance of poetic terms and information about the numerous methods of arranging words in poetry were investigated.

Key words: Verse, stanza, line, rhyme scheme, fixed form, ballad, sonnet, lyric.

Summary:  The expression of echoic words in English and Uzbek languages was investigated by means of comparison.

Key words: onomatopoeia, echoic words, phonetic peculiarities, comparison.

Summary: this article is devoted to the analysis of the translation of the short story “mischief - maker” (Озорник) by G. Gulam from Uzbek in to Russian done by translator A. Naumov

Key words and phrases: translation, theory of translation, mischief – maker, national color.

Summary: The article discusses the Grammatik peculiarity and syntactic (binary) analyses of phrases in English and Uzbek languages.

Key words: phrase, binary opposition, subordinated conjunction.

Summary: Peer editing  is a dominant tool in writing process. It can increase minimal or deep learning.

Key words: writing, peer editing, feedback, technique, process, review, cognitive, effective, skill, draft.

Summary: The linguistic nature of social-ethical lexicon in modern linguistics was investigated.

Key words: linguistic nature, term, evolution, terminology.