ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕ ТЕХНОЛОГИИ ПРОЕКТНОГО ОБУЧЕНИЯ В КУРСЕ «ВВЕДЕНИЕ В ТЕОРИЮ МЕЖКУЛЬТУРНОЙ КОММУНИКАЦИИ» В ФОРМИРОВАНИИ УНИВЕРСАЛЬНЫХ КОМПЕТЕНЦИЙ СТУДЕНТОВ

Abstract

The article is devoted to the issue of using the project-based learning technology, which makes it possible to form both the professional competences of future teachers of a foreign language, and the soft skills. The authors trace the history of the emergence and development of the project-based learning methodology in relation to university education in foreign and domestic practice, analyze the experience of using project-based learning technology in the course of teaching the course “Introduction to the Theory of Intercultural Communication”, suggest some recommendations for further improvement of the project-based learning technology application in the context of the development of such types of the educational process organization as independent, practical and collaborative learning. The importance of educational cooperation and the role of the teacher not as a translator of knowledge, but as a facilitator of students’ project activities are emphasized.