Teaching professional disciplines in English to students of non-speech specialties: problems and prospects

Abstract

Nowadays, more and more attention is paid to the good proficiency of graduates of non-linguistic universities in a foreign language (primarily English) for professional communication. This is due to the fact that it is these graduates who are largely entrusted with the task of global integration of Russia - economic, scientific, industrial, educational, political, etc. – which cannot be realized if the people directly involved in its implementation are not sufficiently prepared for foreign-language professional communication in the international arena. in particular, they will not be proficient in English as the "planetary" language of international professional communication. One of such approaches, which is becoming increasingly widespread and popular, is the development of English–language courses for teaching various university disciplines not in the native language of students, but in English, which provides so-called integrated learning - parallel mastery of one or another discipline of the university cycle and a significant improvement in their mastery of English. To solve the problem of teaching professional disciplines in non-linguistic universities of Russia, various innovative approaches to teaching English for professional communication are being introduced, which we have disclosed in this article.