PECULIARITIES OF FOREIGN ELT COURSES USAGE IN THE PROCESS OF FILOLOGICAL STUDENTS COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to prove foreign ELT courses necessity in the process of communicative competence development, which is significant for integration of Russia into the global cultural and educational environment. On the basis of theoretical and methodological research works the author proves the effectiveness of foreign ELT courses usage in the foreign language teaching process as they motivate students to learn modern language, provide them with authentic texts on social topics of current interest while various communicative assignments (discussions, projects, dialogues) contribute to realizing of language personality role in the process of cross-cultural communication. The peculiarities of linguistic, sociolinguistic, strategy, discourse and sociocultural competences development on the basis of ELT course Global are considered; the advantages and disadvantages of ELT process on the basis of this course are revealed; suggestions on the improvement of communicative competence development are offered. The choice of up to date topics for studying and discussion; the structure of units based on juxtaposition, which develops critical thinking; various exercises and assignments directed to all kinds of communicative skills development; grammar sections logically included into the unit context; ELT teaching on the basis of sociocultural approach contributing to culture dialogue are considered to be the advantages of Global course. Special attention is paid to numerous listening comprehension and video assignments as they provide students with useful information, help them to understand native speakers, choose appropriate language means and use them properly in their own speech according to the communicative situation. The disadvantages are also singled out: insufficient number of grammar exercises for better skills development, necessity of translation assignments addition, lack of information about Russia, its reality, culture, traditions, customs, Russian mentality and therefore importance of including useful facts about Russia into the course which is necessary for successful cross-cultural communication.