Use of interactive methods of teaching medical students english speaking skills

Abstract

The use of interactive teaching methods has a positive impact on the development of speaking skills in a foreign language, in particular in English. The authors described modern forms, principles and methods of organizing interactive teaching of communication skills in English for medical students. This article describes the main methods of interactive teaching of speaking skills. The authors identified the strengths and weaknesses, from their point of view, of the use of interactive methods for teaching students the skills of speaking. It was noted that interactive classes not only contribute to increasing the level of students' knowledge of the English language, but also develop their ability to work both independently and in a team, with a non-standard approach to solving problems. We have identified the optimal interactive technologies for teaching medical students monologue and dialogic speech through interactive technologies: cooperative learning technologies, collective group learning technologies, discussion technologies and modeling. Cooperative learning technologies used in English classes involve working in small groups, using the Carousel method. These technologies can be used in educational groups with different levels of knowledge of the English language.