DISTANCE AND CONTACT MODES OF TEACHING THE DISCIPLINE «FOREIGN LANGUAGE FOR BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION» TO STUDENTS IN NON-LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITIES
This article examines the specifics of distance and contact training with students of engineering, technical and legal specialties. In this regard, the distinctive features of modern students as representatives of the digital generation are revealed, the concept of professional universalism is considered, the relevance of the use of information and communication technologies in the educational process of the university is determined. The article aims to consider the types of competencies developed by the discipline «Foreign language of business and professional communication», as well as to define the main models of training students, taking into account the changing formats of education. The goal and objectives of this discipline are formulated. Methods: general scientific methods of observation, experiment and modeling, and special scientific methods: descriptive and structural are used. Results: the analysis of the discipline «Foreign language of business and professional communication» in non-linguistic universities reveals the relevance of new digital competencies of participants in the educational process in connection with the transition to distance education, as well as the need to change the approach to teaching this discipline.