Foreign language teaching in domestic non-linguistic educational establishments (historic review and development prospects)

Abstract

This article describes the problems, development and modern trends of foreign language education in non-linguistic universities. It also gives a certain historical division of LSP studying into periods. This article highlights certain historical features of teaching professional English in domestic non-language educational institutions and reveals some modern prospects for the development of methodology for teaching professional foreign languages. The article also gives, as an example, a short presentation of training aviation specialists for foreign language vocational communication. The increased importance of proficiency in a professionally oriented foreign language is emphasized; the approaches that make up the methodological basis of the system of foreign language training are determined.