INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO THE MASTERING OF SCIENTIFIC VOCABULARY WITHIN THE COURSE “ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES”

Abstract

The paper deals with theoretical analysis and practical development of the problem of learning English scientific vocabulary by Master students in the course of “English for Academic Purposes”. English is used for a wide range of communicative intentions, in particular, for scientific communication. Academic communication is one of the leading, as it contributes to the development of science and society. English scientific vocabulary allows students to gain access to modern science and the opportunity to present the results of their research to the world community, prepare scientific written works on their specialty. The purpose of this article is to develop an innovative system of exercises for teaching scientific vocabulary in the English for Academic Purposes course. The analysis of modern linguistic, psychological, linguodidactic researches has allowed to define the basic features of innovative approaches to the academic discourse scientific vocabulary learning. Using a method of systematization and classification of language material and a method of logical-didactic relationship of pedagogical actions, we have developed a system of exercises for mastering scientific vocabulary by Master students in the English for Academic Purposes course. The system of exercises provides the language acquisition by students through repetition of language units in the isolated form and in form of original and adapted scientific sentences and pedagogical texts according to students’ specialty. The system of exercises is aimed at learning general scientific and abstract vocabulary, pedagogical terms, set expressions, abbreviations, linking phrases and verbs. The purposes of the exercises are: presentation, repetition of actions with language units and the use of the language units in oral and written speech at the text level.