scholarly journals WAYS AND MEANS OF COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE FORMATION IN LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT NONLINGUISTIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (66) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oksana Zharko ◽  
Author(s):  
O. A. TISHCHENKO ◽  

English language is an integral part of a navigator’s life. And Maritime English language is one of the most important means of professional communication of seafarers because the vast majority of ships have multilingual international crews. In their work, the mariners have to communicate on various topics: professional, domestic or just to keep the conversation going in a multinational crew. Marine professionals need Maritime English at the user’s level and this fact is undisputable and undeniable. The level of English language proficiency depends on the success of the navigator, his career growth, ensuring the safety of navigation. Proficiency in Maritime English is stipulated in a separate line in convention documents (including the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers) governing the training of seafarers. The article is devoted to one of the topical problems of the foreign language cadets’ (students’) education of the maritime institutions of higher education, in particular navigators. The concepts of «competence» is briefly characterized. The author provides the definitions of «foreign language communicative competence» given by foreign and Ukrainian scientists. Also the author’s own definition is formulated. There have been presented the main conditions for mastering international communication competence, which is important for the safe and efficient operation of maritime transport, in the process of professional training of future navigators. The main types of speech activities (listening, monologue speech, dialogic speech, writing, reading), which are used for the formation of foreign language communicative competence of future navigators, are analysed. The examples of tasks used at the practical classes by the professional English language teachers of the f Navigation and Ship Handling Chair of Azov Maritime Institute of the National University «Odessa Maritime Academy» are provided in this article. Key words: competence, foreign language communicative competence, speech activity, cadets (students) of maritime institutions of higher education.


10.12737/368 ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-35
Author(s):  
Акимова ◽  
N. Akimova

The article considers methodology of using case-study technology in the institutions of higher education in order to form the professional competency of students by means of foreign language teaching. Case-study, being modern teaching technology, had recommended itself is a productive technology of educating specialists in business and economics. Introducing casestudy in the process of foreign language, allows developing professional thinking in foreign language, helps to create the atmosphere of creativity in the classroom. Using the technique in this context, however serves not only teaching the ability of solving professional, as it is supposed to be in teaching Business and Economics, but to create the situation of motivated communication in foreign language in situation which is close to real professional circumstances in the students' future.


Author(s):  
U. Ovezova ◽  
M.-N.L. Vagner

The aim of the research is to analyze the possibilities of mobile learning in the formation of foreign language lexical competence of students of non-linguistic specialties. Research objectives: to explore the possibilities of mobile learning in the formation of foreign language communicative competence of students of higher education institutions in general and lexical competence in particular; to determine the theoretical and methodological conditions for the formation of foreign language lexical competence of students using mobile devices; to carry out an experimental test of the effectiveness of the use of mobile applications in foreign language classes; provide recommendations on the creation of mobile applications focused on the specifics of the future professional activities of students. The research results can be used in practice when creating mobile foreign language teaching tools for students of non-linguistic specialties.


Author(s):  
Я.Ю. Горгарова

Данная статья посвящена особенностям формирования иноязычной коммуникативной компетентности студентов вуза в условиях дистанционного обучения. Актуальность проводимого исследования заключается в попытке разрешения противоречия между необходимостью использования информационно-коммуникационных технологий, в том числе и дистанционного обучения, в образовательном процессе высших учебных заведений и недостаточностью условий для реализации их инновационного потенциала. В этой связи автором была уточнена сущность понятий «дистанционное образование», «дистанционное обучение», «дистанционные образовательные технологии», «онлайн-обучение», определена их роль в контексте новой образовательной парадигмы современности, проанализирован практический опыт применения онлайн-обучения в целях формирования иноязычной коммуникативной компетентности студентов вуза, а также даны рекомендации по использованию цифровых ресурсов на занятиях по практическому курсу французского языка. В ходе наблюдения за учебным процессом в дистанционном формате и беседы со студентами 4 курса Института лингвистики и мировых языков Калужского государственного университета им. К.Э. Циолковского, автор приходит к выводу, что при условии решения ряда проблем организационного и технического характера дистанционное обучение представляет большие перспективы в развитии высшего образования в России. Статья предназначена для работников системы образования, исследователей и педагогов-практиков. This article is devoted to the peculiarities of formation of foreign-language communicative competence of university students in the conditions of distance learning. The relevance of the research is an attempt to resolve the contradiction between the need to use information and communication technologies, including distance learning, in the educational process of higher education institutions and the lack of conditions for the realization of their innovative potential. In this regard, the author clarified the essence of the concepts of «distance education», «distance learning», «distance learning technologies», «online learning», defined their role in the context of the new educational paradigm, analyzed the practical experience of using online learning in order to form the foreign language communicative competence of university students and gave recommendations for the application of digital resources in the practical French course. During the observation of the learning process in a distance format and conversation with fourth-year students of the Institute of Linguistics and World Languages of K.E. Tsiolkovsky Kaluga State University, the author concludes that if a number of organizational and technical problems are solved, distance learning is very promising for the development of higher education in Russia. The article is intended for employees of the education system, researchers and teachers-practitioners.


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