Applying national-regional component in teaching a professionally oriented foreign language to undergraduates of agrarian specialties

Abstract

The article considers proven in practical teaching methodological techniques and strategies that are effective for the development of oral speech skills for undergraduates of agricultural specialties. Individual tasks and group projects based on the national-regional component are offered, facilitating the adaptation of probation specialists in the professional field and contributing to the development of professional communication skills in a foreign language. An integrative approach, methods of general scientific analysis, and a descriptive method are used. The introduction of a national-regional component is proposed using supportive tables and schemes that facilitate the comprehension of professional information. Visualization of agrotechnical information allows a student to select and apply the necessary amount of data for analyzing to discuss in a concise and accessible form, in a systematic and consistent presentation without the need to memorize. The article presents 2 types of tables useful to perform specific tasks aimed to develop professional competencies in the process of learning a foreign language. The data of the survey proposed to the students are given, the most relevant goals are highlighted in the opinion of undergraduates, achieved with the introduction of a regional component. The introduction of a regional component in the process of learning a professional foreign language contributes to the development of general professional competencies. Besides, it allows you to bring the learning process closer to the conditions of practical work and apply the acquired skills and knowledge of a foreign language to solve specific agrotechnical tasks. The ability to systematize information in the form of tables, formulate a related statement based on the data from a table or a diagram also contribute to the development of professional communication skills in a foreign language, useful for students in later professional activities.