FORMATION OF READINESS FOR COMMUNICATION IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE OF FUTURE NAVIGATORS

Abstract

The relevance of this study is determined by the fact that the legislation emphasizes the importance of English proficiency in relation to safety at sea. The analysis of Federal state educational standard of higher education in the specialty 26.05.05 «Navigation» (specialty) showed that among the necessary skills is a readiness to communicate in oral and written forms in foreign languages for solving tasks of professional activity and English language mastering to perform the certain duties. Therefore, the purpose of this article is study the main aspects of formation of readiness to communicate in foreign language in future navigators at the university. The active methods of intercultural communication for developing skills of communication in oral and written form in a foreign language for the decision of tasks of professional activity were proposed. It is concluded that the proposed forms of training are necessary to improve the level of formation of communicative skills of future navigators.