The article deals with studying of conducting as a complex problem. Conducting is learned successfully if the learning process is realised in an integrated structural personal activity, which includes the artistic interpretation of music works, knowledge, refined conductor’s gestures and posture, facial expression, verbal communication and conductor’s self-management.

Every language in the world comprises four basic principles - reading, writing, speaking and listening. These four principles are intrinsically linked but also very different. They must all be mastered to become fluent in a language but all have their own unique chracteristics. People can be good at one and poor at another communication skill. A fluent speaker can perform all four disciplines - some may be harder than others - but to converse with native speakers, they must all be mastered eventually. Although speaking seems to be the most desirable communication skill valued by learners of English, there is little chance of learning a language well if the person learning does not master all the four communication skills. There is no middle ground with languages. A person who can understand the spoken word should be able to understand the written word. And likewise, if someone can write the language, they should be able to speak it as well. The main aim of the survey was to reveal the priorities that students from Lithuania and Turkey give to different communication skills as well as the priorities that are given at schools of the two countries.

Contemporary universities pursuing educational goals give order and meaning to life, help in the future of humanity and to discover their own potential. The objectives of education are the first point of reference, which you can try on three D (different elements, different criterias and different functions) of the school day. Project of grant submitted to National Center of Science in Krakow, designed by prof. hab. dr. Józef Podgórecki, Social Communication Department, University of Opole, Poland and Giedrė Kvieskienė from Social Education Department in Social Education Department, Lithuanian University of Educational Science. International studies will allow finding causal factors – factors of emotional intelligence, networking, social partnership competencies, of empathy and communication skills of the modern education in Europe.

The article presents the definition of a concept of an adult learner and provides the tips for teaching EFL to adults. The current paper aims at examining the needs, experiences and expectations of adult learners of English at the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences as well as suggesting some ways of overcoming the challenges teachers face. The data of the current research is taken from the survey of adult learners doing an English course at LEU. The main motivating factors, the most difficult and the most important communication skills, the most difficult language aspects and the most useful teaching methods were identified.