TO THE PROBLEM OF TEACHING ENGINEERING STUDENTS TO PROFESSIONAL FOREIGN VOCABULARY
DOI: 10.23951/1609-624X-2018-3-19-23
The article deals with the question of teaching engineering students to professional foreign vocabulary in relation to the joining “Initiative CDIO” which is an innovative educational framework for producing the next generation of engineers. The framework provides students with an education stressing engineering fundamentals set in context of Conceiving – Designing – Implementing – Operating real world systems and products. Active learning is an essential part of the syllabus, which is supposed to engage students directly in thinking and problem solving activities. It defines the problem of using professional vocabulary in speech in solving problems and cases. The article gives the definition of a lexical skill; its significant features both situational correlation and communicativeness are necessary in formation and development. It discloses the specifics of professional lexical skill formation, presents the examples of phrases important for engineering students to master speaking. As a result, it suggests implementing exercises based on a widening rhythmic group, which is a short phrase – a thought consisting of some logically connected phrases where a key phrase is repeated in every sentence. A widening rhythmic group possesses all the qualities as any other statement. It means it has the aim to explain, to persuade, to give arguments. Exercises based on a widening rhythmic group can be used in different activities: speaking, reading, listening, and writing. The article proves the effectiveness of these exercises; it demonstrates the examples of widening rhythmic groups.
Keywords: World conception CDIO, engineering students, active learning methods, professional foreign vocabulary, lexical skill, widening rhythmic group
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Issue: 3, 2018
Series of issue: Issue 3
Rubric: TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES AT UNIVERSITY
Pages: 19 — 23
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