Technologies for the implementation of the model for the formation of intercultural competence of medical students in foreign language classes

Abstract

One of the most important tasks of a higher medical school at the moment is the preparation of a highly qualified specialist who meets all the requirements of the labor market, that is, demonstrates not only high professional skills, but also a readiness for productive activity in an intercultural environment. The study of the work of Ukrainian universities and the analysis of pedagogical literature show the inadequacy of methodological support for the process of forming intercultural competence of students of a medical university. There is a contradiction between the growing volume of information and the crisis of didactic methods of training specialists, which requires a shift in emphasis to modern technologies of vocational training. The need to change the priorities of professional training of specialists towards the development of creative thinking and mastering by students the tools for managing their own educational activities becomes obvious. In this article the author presents a system of effective teaching technologies for the successful implementation of a model for the formation of intercultural competence of medical students in foreign language classes. The system includes the following: discussion technologies (development of students' critical thinking, the formation of their culture of communication in various situations of professional and everyday communication in an intercultural environment); game technologies (simulation model of real professional activity, aimed at the formation and consolidation of professional skills and abilities); problem technologies (modeling a problem situation without risk for participants, searching for a systematic approach to solving the problem); design technologies (independent creative work, development of presentation skills and protection of products of their own activities).