THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERACTIVE METHODS IN THE COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL STUDENTS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING PROCESS
The article discusses the possibility of using a foreign language to develop communicative competence of technical students as well as some other capabilities of contemporary specialists. The article deals with the main views of competency-based approach, communicative competence, its assessment, ways of using interactive methods. Competency-based approach in language teaching allows students to practise and consolidate their linguistic abilities while completing real-life tasks. The author assumes, that regular application of interactive methods in the English language teaching process is highly motivating for weak and passive to speaking students and increases linguistic, cultural and creative capabilities essential in the future specialists’ professional activity.
Keywords: competency-based approach, communicative competence, interactive teaching methods, foreign language
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Issue: 8, 2015
Series of issue: Issue 8
Rubric: PEDAGOGY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND ADVANCED TRAINING
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