Features of teaching business English in a non-linguistic university

Abstract

Determined by the fact that in modern realities there is a specific need for highly qualified specialists in the field of the latest technologies, environmental protection, economics and business, who would know the language of communication, the most common in world society. For the successful development of the economy and ensuring competitiveness in international markets, we need not just translators, but specialists in various fields of science, technology,  and economics who speak a foreign language to the extent necessary for mutual understanding of representatives of different linguistic cultures. With the acceleration of globalization and the spread of international business relations between Russia and other states at the political and economic levels, there is a growing need for highly qualified specialists not only in certain industries, but also able to navigate in the field of international economics and business. In such conditions, it is important for future specialists of various industries to realize the reality and the need for their future ties with the international environment, and one of the priorities of education is the qualitative training of specialists capable of successful professional activity within the world community. In this context, knowledge of English as the language of international communication becomes a necessity for a person. A foreign language in any educational institution is studied primarily for communication, so the learning process should focus on improving the development of all types of speech activity. A modern specialist should study the capabilities of foreign partners, their work, achievements in order to implement the best results in their work; with the help of technical means of communication, direct communication, maintain business contacts, conduct a business conversation with foreign partners; to select literary sources, if necessary, to use general scientific and specific methods of collecting primary information, using scientific methods of information processing.