Scientific and Technical Translation Training of Non-Linguistic University Students in E-Learning Environment

Abstract

Contemporary concepts and methods of teaching students scientific and technical translation in an electronic learning environment (Moodle) is highly relevant. The methods of scientific and technical translation teaching in the electronic environment, presented in this article, allow to organize and individualize learning activities of students, in accordance with fields of their future professional activity. They also help form and develop students self-education skills, which are especially important when the classroom work is reduced and the amount of students’ independent work increases. Professionally oriented teaching of scientific and technical translation in an electronic environment is a modular integrated approach, which includes teaching how to work with the terminology of their future professional activity. This approach improves skills of scientific articles reading and writing, drawing up reports and presentations in a foreign language, teaches independent research skills in the framework of a future professional activity. The method of scientific and technical translation teaching in an electronic environment is based on a combination of cognitive, interactive and communicative teaching methods. The training purpose is the development of a future professional personality ready for professional activity, possessing necessary communication skills in his native and foreign language, capable to self-development and self-learning.