PROFESSIONALLY-ORIENTED FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AT HIGHER TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

The present article is devoted to the problem of professionally-oriented foreign language teaching at technical universities and institutes, the actuality of which can not be underestimated at the contemporary stage of the integration of Ukraine into the world community. The aim of the article is a detailed consideration of all the aspects and stages of professionally-oriented foreign language teaching, starting from the choice of textbooks and preparation of teaching materials. The present article gives recommendations which should be taken into account when choosing technical texts and developing sets of exercises. Listening comprehension of professionally-oriented texts is one of the most complicated aspects of foreign language learning. Great attention is paid to the teaching of dialogue and monologue speaking competence. In order to improve the efficiency of teaching process teachers are to develop new organizational forms and methodical techniques. One of these forms is writing a report on a professional subject and its presentation. All the factors which influence the effectiveness of the process of writing a report and which contribute to the improvement of communicative competence of students are considered in the article.