Formation Of Foreign Language Competence Research Articles

Differentiated Approach in Teaching a Foreign Language

At the present stage of teaching a foreign language, one of the main goals is the formation of foreign language competence, which can be considered as a level of development of socio-cultural, linguistic, learning and cognitive competence, thanks to which the student can use the knowledge obtained in the lessons and apply them in life. One of the main ways to achieve this goal is the system-activity approach, which covers all aspects of foreign language acquisition. In this paper we will try to consider all aspects of the system-activity approach. We will find out how to organize the teacher's work so that this approach really fulfills its functions. Speaking about the system-activist approach, it is very important to note that an important point is the different abilities of all students, different levels of knowledge and preparedness. That is why the differentiated approach in teaching a foreign language deserves special attention.

СТРУКТУРА ТА ПРИНЦИПИ ФУНКЦІОНУВАННЯ ОСВІТНЬОГО СЕРЕДОВИЩА УНІВЕРСИТЕТУ В КОНТЕКСТІ ІНШОМОВНОЇ ПІДГОТОВКИ МАЙБУТНІХ ФАХІВЦІВ СОЦІАЛЬНОЇ СФЕРИ

The article deals with the structure and principles of functioning of the university educational environment. Based on the analysis of the concept of environment in its educational context, the main types of environment are identified - social, informational and linguistic. Within the framework of the concept of social environment, its main parameters (social and material) are defined. The informational environment of a higher education institution is presented as a set of three main components - the university's educational policy, management standards and electronic management. The interdependence of the informational and educational environment is noted; the generalized concept is defined as a set of information resources and technologies based on the regulatory framework of a particular country and educational standards adopted for a particular area of training. The language, foreign language and professionally oriented foreign language environment of a higher education institution is analyzed as a powerful factor in the formation of foreign language competence of future specialists. The categorical and conceptual relationship of the educational environment, educational system and educational space is clarified. The conclusion is made that the educational environment of a higher education institution is a component of the public educational space, characterized by common spatial and educational features, has its own specificity, determined by the possibilities of autonomy and the specifics of subject-subject relations within the university. The leading components of the university educational environment are substantiated - regulatory, socio-cultural, socio-communicative, informational and technological, material and technical. The basic principles of the functioning of the university educational environment are noted: systematic, holistic, humanistic, autonomous, and social responsibility.

Formation of Foreign Language Competence of the Law University Students by Means of Introducing the Innovations in Psycholinguistics

The author believes that under current complicated international environment there has been a great demand in specialists having updated knowledge in their profession, high morality and patriotism. In terms of legal education, the most important tasks it faces now are the formation of professional legal skills and devotion to Motherland. The author shares the results of her pedagogical experience according to which the enhancing of top-notch legal skills has been achieved through the development of critical and analytical thinking and focusing on modelling the interactive legal situations. Those ones have been produced by means of the application of the latest innovations in psycholinguistics such as audio- and videofiles and podcasts. The author proceeds with highlighting the importance of the choice of the criteria of estimation of the pedagogical results. According to the author those most relevant aspects are pursuing of innovative ways to solving acute legal and international problems, taking into account socio-personal component, knowledge of the fast-changing international legal situation as well as fluency in foreign languages. Having in arsenal such tools and applying the above-mentioned integral approach, the country is sure to meet any challenges it is facing nowadays.

Conditions for the Formation of Foreign Language Communicative Competence of Technical Specialty Students in the Process of Studying a Foreign Language in Higher Educational Institutions

This article is devoted to the problem of determining the conditions for the formation of foreign language communicative competence of students of technical specialties in the process of learning a foreign language in higher education institutions (hereinafter – HEI). The purpose of the article is to characterize the conditions for the formation of foreign language communicative competence of students of technical specialties in the process of learning a foreign language in a HEI and to reveal the methodological features of ensuring these conditions in practice. To conduct this study, the following research methods were used: analysis of psychological, pedagogical and methodological literature, systematization and generalization of different views on the formation of foreign language communicative competence of technical students in the process of learning a foreign language in a HEI. Results. The article gives a brief description of the concept of «foreign language communicative competence», shows the need for the formation and improvement of foreign language communicative competence in the process of training students of technical specialties in the totality of its components. Based on the analysis of scientific research, which examines different approaches of foreign and Ukrainian researchers in determining the content and conditions for the formation of foreign language communicative competence, the conditions for the formation of foreign language competence of students of technical specialties were characterized and methodological features of their provision in practice were revealed. These conditions are: the continuity of foreign language training at HEIs, which takes into account the multi-level structure of professional training at HEIs (bachelor-master); the professional-practical orientation of foreign language learning for students of technical specialties within the framework of cognitive, activity and emotional-value components of professional training; a combination of competence (target component), communicative (methodical component) and personal-oriented (emotional-value component) approaches to the organization of the process of foreign language training of students of technical specialties; ensuring the information and content coordination of the educational discipline «Foreign language» with the educational disciplines of general professional and professional training; the use of group and individual-group methods of organization of learning, interactive learning methods, adequate to the activity component of the content of foreign language learning and emotional and value attitude to the profession in foreign language classes; the use of strategies for learning a foreign language in order to determine the individual trajectory of the student's educational development, ensuring the possibility of independently choosing the sequence and depth of studying the material. Conclusions. The author makes a conclusion that the implementation of the competency-based approach is becoming a factor in supporting a single educational, professional qualification, cultural and value space, a factor in Ukraine's integration into the global educational space, which opens up wide access to the educational space of the world community for modern Ukrainian students, and makes the problems of teaching foreign languages at a qualitatively new level extremely relevant and requiring detailed research.

The formation of foreign language competence of future teachers when working with flash cards

Problem statement . The modernization of higher education is a good ground for the use of electronic resources in ensuring accessibility, continuity and quality of teaching foreign languages. The use of interactive tools (simulators, flash cards, virtual whiteboards) meets the requirements to educational training programs for students of pedagogical directions and the challenges of modern society. A flash card is a card with a word, a concept, an image on one side and a translation on the other. The study aimed at substantiating the effectiveness of the use of flash cards for the formation of foreign language competence of future teachers. Methodology . Theoretical and methodological analysis and generalization were used to determine trends in the development of language education, the inclusion of informatization tools in foreign language activities and professional communication. The online platform Quizlet was chosen to work with ready-made flash cards and to create new thematic sets in digital format. The questions for the control work grouped into two blocks “Digital educational technologies” (50 points) and “Foreign language in professional communication” (50 points) were compiled. The study involved 54 students from Vyatka State University (the direction of 44.03.05 “Pedagogical education”, with two training profiles, bachelor's degree level). Pearson's chi-squared criterion was applied at the stage of statistical processing of the results. Results . The system of working with flash cards in the foreign language professional communication of future teachers is described: the study of the Quizlet functionality, working with ready-made sets of cards, automating and improving lexical units, developing their own thematic sets. In the course of independent work and network collaboration the students of the experimental group used Flashcards, Speller, Scatter, Quizlet Live modes. Statistically significant differences in the qualitative changes that occurred in the level of formation of foreign language competence were determined. Conclusion. The use of flash cards in the preparation of students of pedagogical specialties has a significant didactic potential for the development of their foreign language competence: the effect of immersion, competitiveness and obtaining positive emotions; resources for independent language learning in extracurricular time; overcoming the language barrier in the virtual gaming environment of information interaction. However, there are some drawbacks: monotony of forms for tests, lack of opportunity to practice pronunciation, partial support of operating modes in the mobile version.

Formation of foreign language competence of future lawyers/law enforcement officers: Contemporary challenges

The article highlights an increasingly popular English teaching form in 2021-2022. The authors realize the most effective ways and methodologies to form foreign language competence of future lawyers and law enforcement officers. The article reveals that these methodologies can overcome contemporary challenges, including the Pandemic and Global destabilization. The article under consideration aims to demonstrate pedagogical approaches, interactive applications, and digitalized resources that, in theoretical and practical terms, have a positive experience in training future law enforcement officers in disciplines such as "Foreign Language" and "Foreign Language for Professional Purposes" at higher educational establishments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The study proves the author's method of forming foreign language competence of future lawyers/law enforcement officers using educational web technologies, which have the following components: pedagogical and organizational, users, language, social, and technical. The methodology expresses the following conceptual principles: multilevel nature of foreign language teaching which involves the formation of students' different communicative competencies per the European recommendations on language education; communicative orientation of learning foreign languages, which allows students to form competencies on which the success and effectiveness of intercultural communication depend; organization of foreign language training based on professionally-oriented material; integration of educational Web and pedagogical technologies (blended learning, methods of projects and case technologies, students' electronic language portfolio) which allow implementing the principle of individual approach to learning foreign languages; informal education in foreign language training at higher educational institutions with specific conditions of learning taking into account the gender approach in the process of forming the foreign language competence of future law enforcement officers. Based on the study, the authors concluded that the availability and prevalence of educational Web-technologies allow their use as an integrated part of foreign language training of non-philological students, especially in a blended learning format. Furthermore, the obtained experimental data allowed the formulation of methodological recommendations corresponding to the research results.

Лингводидактический потенциал новостных текстов в профессионально ориентированном обучении русскому языку как иностранному курсантов военных вузов

The study aims to characterise the linguodidactic potential of news texts of modern Russian online media for foreign-language competence formation in foreign cadets in professionally oriented teaching of Russian as a foreign language. The paper describes the specifics of professionally oriented foreign-language teaching, characterises the features of foreign-language professional communicative competence of foreign cadets of military universities, examines the notion of the linguodidactic of the text in teaching Russian as a foreign language, sheds light on the aspects of this potential. The scientific novelty of the work lies in providing deep insight into the linguodidactic potential of online media news texts determined by their structural, content, functional and linguistic characteristics. As a result, it is stated that online media news reports have a significant educational (linguistic and communicative), developmental (cognitive and meta-subject) and educative (socio-cultural, moral, ethical and aesthetic) potential contributing to the formation and development of all aspects of foreign-language professional communicative competence in foreign cadets of military universities.

Bilingual education as a means of improving future natural sciences teachers quality of education

The article deals with the problem of introduction of the elements of bilingual education in professional training of future natural sciences teachers. It has been found out that Ukraine has some historical experience of introducing bilingual education in general secondary education institutions. It has been revealed that the main drawback, in this perspective, is the training of future teachers who would be able to provide the opportunity for school students to study natural sciences subjects in two languages. The content of the elective course "Science teachers training in US universities" which is taught in English, as one of the means of ensuring a "parity model" of bilingual education for future natural sciences teachers and a "displacing model" has been revealed. Learning of this course involves a dual purpose - the formation of students’ knowledge of the concept of natural sciences teachers training in the United States (structure, features of the content, forms and methods of natural sciences teachers training under conditions of continuous pedagogical education) and adaptation of this knowledge to the educational process in Ukraine; formation of intercultural interaction skills. The peculiarity of the training technology is that teaching is carried out in English depending on the level of students’ foreign language competence formation and educational tasks complexity. It has been established that the teaching methods which include the use of different doses of assistance during the performance of cognitive tasks and differentiating of their complexity level are effective while teaching this course. The use of such teaching methods allows to provide each student with the optimal conditions for the maximum satisfaction of his cognitive needs and formation of communicative skills. These methods involve a gradual transition from collective forms of work to partially independent and fully independent and performing of the tasks, the complexity of which is growing. The effectiveness of the content of the course "Science teachers training in US universities" according to such a criterion as didactic quality has been experimentally proved. The quality of its study by the criterion of formation of methods of mental activity and development of types of speech activity has been confirmed.

FORMATION OF ANOTHER LANGUAGE COMPETENCE USING STEM AND STREAM TECHNOLOGIES

The article examines the problems of integration of a foreign language, general education and special disciplines in the educational process of technical institutions of higher education (IHE). The prerequisites for the formation of a model of an innovative educational-scientific STEM, STEAM and STREAM environment for conducting foreign language classes in a professional direction at a technical higher education institution have been created. It is determined how STEM, STEAM, STREAM approaches are integrated with foreign language learning and provide effective training of competitive technical higher education specialists for the domestic and global labor market. Forming a model of an innovative educational and scientific STEM and STEAM environment, we considered the components of hard skills and soft/flexible skills among STEM competencies. In our understanding, the use of STEM technologies in the formation of foreign language competence in technical IHE is the creation of conditions for a balanced, purposeful, science-oriented educational process based on the integration of mathematical, natural and humanitarian areas, where a foreign language acts as an integrative tool for solving professional activities, and the very object of study. Such integration is based on critical thinking and research skills of future specialists in technical education profiles.

Обучение английскому языку студентов специалитета морского института в электронной образовательной среде вуза

The article is devoted to the topical problem of educational process organization in e-learning university environment. The aim of the study is to describe the experience of teaching the English language to the Marine university students. In this paper the standard structure of the English courses has been introduced, the pedagogical experiment on revealing the efficiency of e-learning English courses focused on the increasing of motivation and formation of foreign language competence of specialist degree students at the Marine university by the example of Sevastopol State University has been represented. The scientific novelty of the research article consists in clarifying the notion “foreign language training of the Marine university students in e-learning educational environment” and identifying the criteria of assessment and levels of formation of foreign language competence of specialist degree students at the Marine university. As a result, the growth of students’ level of foreign language proficiency in the sphere of navigation has been observed owing to the use of e-learning courses. E-learning courses assist the students to increase the understanding of professionally oriented material and improve their skills of working in e-learning university environment.

THE MODEL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCE FORMATION OF FUTURE ENERGY ENGINEERS

The paper presents the model of the formation of future energy engineers’ foreign language competence, which conditionally reproduces the process of step-by-step learning of a foreign language for professional purposes and the development of practical knowledge and skills of receptive and productive types of linguistic activity under specifically created conditions due to the use of a range of specially selected didactic and methodological toolkit of informational, audiovisual and visual type focusing on project learning technologies. Based on the results of the research, its main components were determined and analyzed, and their inverse relationship and interaction were substantiated too. It was established that the developed model belongs to the structural and functional group. It was found that the structure of the model is determined by a complex of interconnected and complementary elements, which are combined into four blocks: motivational-target (goal, task, social order), didactic-methodological (approaches and principles of learning), content-processual (stages of foreign language training, pedagogical conditions, methods, technologies, forms, means of education), evaluation-resultative (components, levels), formation of foreign language competence, result). The functionality of the model is characterized by a set of properties that reveal its ability to perform a number of functions, in particular: educational, organizational, technological, managerial, cognitive, developmental, communicative, competent, controlling. The model design of foreign language competence formation for the future energy engineers was carried out taking into account the specifics of the professional training of higher education graduates specializing in the field of knowledge 14 Electrical engineering and the specifics of their future professional activities. It has been determined that the implementation of the suggested structural and functional model into the educational process of students’ foreign language learning results in the formation of a foreign language competence of would-be specialists in the field of power engineering, who are able to perform all the types of engineering activity using the relevant metalanguage in their professional environment.
 Keywords: model, structural and functional model, formation, foreign language training, foreign language, foreign language competence, future energy engineers, higher education applicants, education environment, knowledge.

The efficiency of language teaching through integration in future philologists’ foreign language competence formation

The article aims at determining the impact of integrated methods and approaches to language learning on the development of various students’ foreign language competencies. Methods. The research involved the questionnaire method, the method of expert evaluations, and the method of analysing the development of language competences. The obtained data were processed by the methods of mathematical statistics. Results. It was found that the indicator “grammar knowledge” had a high correlation with “vocabulary” (r = 0.73) and “listening skills” (r = 0.69), which indicates the tendency of students with a high level of grammar knowledge to enhance their vocabulary and improve their listening skills. Some other indicators such as “writing skills” and “speaking skills” also had a fairly high correlation with “listening skills”. Conclusion. Summarizing the conducted research on the effectiveness of language learning through integration when building future philologists’ foreign language competences, it can be stated that this approach is effective and contributes to the improvement of language learning quality in higher educational institutions. Prospects. Future research could focus on different languages and students’ nationalities.

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FUTURE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS’ INDEPENDENT LEARNING ORGANIZATION IN UKRAINE AND GREAT BRITAIN

The article provides a comparative analysis of the experience of organizing independent extracurricular work of future foreign language teachers in higher education institutions of Ukraine and Great Britain. The analysis of educational and methodological support of the disciplines of the cycle of professional training of foreign language teachers of domestic higher education institutions gives reasons to assert that independent extracurricular work has a significant share in relation to classroom educational activities of students. There is a tendency to increase the hours of independent extracurricular work.Independent extracurricular work of future foreign language teachers in domestic higher education institutions, unlike British ones, has only a practical focus and is aimed at the formation of foreign language competence of future teachers. It was determined that in the organization of independent extracurricular work, Ukrainian scientists and practitioners adhere to didactic (individualization activities, a combination of individual, paired and group forms of the specified work, creativity, visuality) and methodical (autonomy, communicativeness, interconnected learning of speech activities and aspects of language, interrelated learning of language and culture, the dominant role of exercises, the authenticity of educational materials) principles.It was found out that Great Britain has developed quite a powerful experience of organizing independent extracurricular work of future foreign language teachers. Some features in this field are common to both countries, but in higher education institutions of Great Britain there is a much greater amount of work related to the formation of student independence, capable of consciously and responsibly performing various tasks outside the classroom. Changing the authoritarian model of professional education, characteristic of Soviet times, to a person-oriented one involves the maximum individualization of independent extracurricular work of future foreign language teachers, the creation of conditions for self-development and self-improvement, meaningful and independent determination of one's own educational needs, one's capabilities, and individual educational goals. In this aspect, work in higher educational institutions of Ukraine has begun and needs further improvement. In the higher educational institutions of Great Britain, a modern model of higher education has already been created, designed to provide the student with systematized, solid and at the same time operational knowledge, capable of providing conditions that contribute to the realization of a necessary and urgent requirement: to teach the student to learn independently. These processes have a certain tradition and are actively implemented.

MODERN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES IN TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE FOR LAWYERS

In accordance with the Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Education, adopted by the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation in February 2020, the implementation of various educational programs provides for the use of educational technologies. The article discusses the relevance of the search for modern technologies for teaching English to law students in the context of the implementation of the Federal State Educational Standard (3++). The author analyzes the possibilities of new pedagogical technologies and reveals their advantages. Based on the analysis of tasks for students, the author concluded that modern educational technologies contribute to the formation of foreign language competence in the process of teaching a professionally oriented foreign language course.
 The article discusses modern educational technologies that are convenient to use when teaching a foreign language. Educational technologies include several convenient technological tools, an affordable, free, convenient service for work that can be used when preparing presentations, creating documents, various tables, as it offers a huge number of visual design options. The main results of the study are the scientific substantiation of the effectiveness of educational material.

Development of Professionally Oriented Intercultural Competence of Future Tourism Experts in the Conditions of Post-Industrial Postmodern Society

The problem of formation of professional intercultural competence is relevant in the conditions of post-industrial postmodern society. The article highlights main trends in factors of intercultural competence. The article considers different approaches to determining the foreign language competence of tourism experts to intercultural competence. The analysis of theoretical and methodological approaches gives grounds to define the concept of German-language competence and qualifications of tourism experts. In the context of the study, the features of intercultural competence are identified. The objectives of the article are to determine main aspects of the formation of professional German-speaking competence of future tourism experts. In the course of the research the world and domestic experience of professional competence formation of future tourism experts and formation aspects of foreign language professional competence are analyzed. Also, based on the study, it can be argued that there is no single approach to the future tourism professionals formation of intercultural competence. Methods of analysis, synthesis, a research method and method of content analysis were used in the research. Based on the study, it is proved that levels of intercultural competence are controlled processes in the context of the use of modern educational technologies. Future tourism experts combine knowledge and skills in professional terms to achieve a high level of qualification. The results of the study are the basis for extracurricular activities in the formation of foreign language competence.

INTERACTIVE STUDYING AS A METHOD OF INTERPRETER’S FOREIGN-LANGUAGE COMPETENCE FORMATION

The article substantiates the necessity of he foreign-language competence formation of specialists inthe translation sphere during the process of studying a foreign language for professional purpouse, business and secondforeign languages. The modern state of interpreters’ preparation for professional activity is analyzed.Practical mastering of a foreign language is considered as a process of acquiring of a communicativeprofessionally oriented foreign competence by students. It is revealed that the level should not be lower than that whichallows the usage of a foreign language in scientific, informational and professional activities.It had been determined that the foreign competence of interpreters is an integrative quality that includes the
 level of mastering of foreign language knowledge, skills and abilities and consists of linguistic, communicative, socio-cultural and professional competences.
 As a result of the study, it was found that, skills of free communication in a foreign language and translation skillsneed particular knowledge in the field of economics, science or technology. The specialists with such level of languageproficiency must have not only knowledge and skills of foreign language, but also a profound understanding of foreignlanguage culture and realities.Effective formation of foreign language competence of specialists in the field of translation takes place in theprocess of studying such disciplines as: “Foreign Language (for Professional Purposes)”, “Business Foreign Language”, “Second Foreign Language”.The meaning of foreign language (for professional purposes) for experts in the sphere of interpretation isanalyzed. The process of foreign language competence formation, which is a necessary component of a full-fledgedprofessional training of interpreners had been described.The research reveals that the introduction of interactive studying methods is due to the application of the mainaspects, namely: projects, business games, web-quest, excursions, etc.It is proved that an important aspect in foreign language competence formation is the usage of informative andcommunicative technologies in education, which includes the using of information and communication technologies ineducation, work with computer and multimedia educational programs, distance learning technologies in foreignlanguages, creation of presentations, usage of resources of the World Wide Web Internet.

STRATEGIES AND CRITERIA FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE READING MATERIALS SELECTION

Reading is of great importance for the modern educational process, as it opens access to leading sources of information, expands people’s outlook, etc. Naturally, reading as a communicative skill and a means of communication is always used at the FL classes. However, the foreign language competence of most Ukrainian teachers remains insufficient. The purpose of the article is to single out the strategies and criteria for selecting the educational material to improve the level of teachers’ foreign language competence in reading. Thus, the current study presents the criteria for selecting the foreign language texts for reading in a due regard to educational, psycholinguistic, linguistic, technical, socio-cultural aspects, with an appropriate set of options for each of them. The strategies of selecting foreign language texts, offered in this research, are relevant to the current tendencies prevailing in the formation of foreign language competence in reading. They include focusing on the topic envisaged by the curriculum and the objectives of the FL class; fixing linguistic, speech, sociocultural aspects that are necessary for the class; applying different ways of highlighting / marking the lexical units and grammar structures; enlarging fonts; providing audio support for students with special educational needs (visually impaired students). The developed strategies and criteria suggest that students with special educational needs should also be able to use the texts. With the aim of determining the level of Ukrainian teachers’ foreign language competence in reading, a survey was conducted, which has enabled the authors to вуеукьштуt the peculiarities of teachers’ work with foreign texts, the lack of foreign texts that contain topics on various literary genres and reveal a sociocultural component. Eventually, the article offers certain approaches to the adaptation of foreign texts in terms of the learning objectives and students’ communicative needs. The srrategies and criteria, developed and proposed in this study, are a significant extension of the already existing tools that take into account new challenges in modern methods of foreign languages teaching. The prospective areas of further research are the study of the reading materials search engines and their effect on teachers’ foreign language competence in reading.

Audiovisual teaching aids in the formation process of foreign language communicative competence

The modern visually-oriented world is the world of real and virtual possibilities due to the application of information technologies. Therefore, television and the Internet are used not only for entertainment but also for educational purposes in all the spheres of human activity including education. In didactics, audiovisuals play an important role in mastering foreign languages. The appropriateness of their use in the educational process is stipulated by their implementation facilitating all general didactic learning principles – activity, consciousness, consistency, and visualization as well. Audio and video materials are aimed at improving the perception efficiency of the program material, checking the level of its assimilation, and mastering the abilities and practical skills for application of the acquired knowledge. The aim of our analysis was an attempt to define the most basic principles for the formation of competence in a foreign language in students from non-language institutions of higher education based on the use of audiovisual teaching aids. During the study, the authors conducted an analysis and synthesis of the best pedagogical practice, generalized their observations, and experimentally verified the validity of using audiovisual teaching aids in the formation of foreign language competence of foreign students of the preparatory department and the main stage of training (1st-4th year students), and 1st-2nd year Ukrainian students of Vinnytsia National Technical University. The article clarifies the concept of foreign language competence. There have been analyzed the main methods of forming students’ foreign language competence based on the use of audio and video materials (phonetic recordings, texts recordings, audio lessons, podcasts, video clips, video films, electronic textbooks, online dictionaries, video conferences, virtual seminars, telecommunication projects). The authors have substantiated theoretically and tested experimentally the effectiveness of the use of audiovisual teaching aids and their influence on the formation of speech competence among Ukrainian and foreign students. They have proved that while using audiovisuals in the classroom one should take into account the cognitive patterns of students’ learning activities, and their readiness to perceive and assimilate the learning material. It is also important to ensure an organic combination of specific audiovisuals with the teacher’s professional skills. The creation of the foreign language communicative environment will help both optimize the training of future engineers of foreign language professional communication, and also form their professional communicative competence.

Преимущества внедрения электронных тренажеров в процесс обучения иностранному языку в неязыковом вузе

The study aims to substantiate the need for the introduction of electronic simulators into the process of professional foreign-language competence formation among non-linguistic students. The paper analyses the notion of electronic simulators, describes the tasks that can be solved through their use in the field of education, in particular in the process of foreign language teaching at non-linguistic university. Scientific novelty of the work lies in the fact that it determines the indicators for the effectiveness of using electronic simulators in foreign language teaching at non-linguistic university; namely, it identifies the motivational, educational and reflexive components of the process of foreign language teaching at non-linguistic university with the use of electronic simulators. As a result, it has been proved that the introduction of electronic simulators into the process of foreign language teaching at non-linguistic universities significantly enhances the formation of components of students’ professional foreign-language competence.

The use of authentic texts in teaching a foreign language

The article deals with the issues of teaching a foreign language in a higher educational institution at non-linguistic faculties. The use of authentic texts focused on the professional interests of the future specialist in teaching a foreign language is a very important aspect of learning. The article deals with the application of the communicative method in teaching reading and listening. The stages of work and types of exercises are proposed when using authentic texts in the classroom, aimed at the formation of foreign language competence.