Ayazbayeva S.S., Nasharbekova I.S.

 

Academician Y.A. Buketov Karaganda State University

Karagandy,Kazakhstan

Peculiarities of teaching disciplines of «Foreign language» and «Professionally oriented foreign language»  

 

Learning a foreign language is a long process and multi-faceted. When learning any foreign language, the main thing is to formulate the right question: "Why do students need a foreign language?" Currently, the most common language of international communication is English. He will logically take precedence when choosing a foreign language in the future. Currently, knowledge of a foreign language is not only an attribute of man's cultural development, but also the condition of its successful activity in different spheres of production. In this regard, reviewed the goals and objectives of teaching of foreign languages, new concepts and approaches to the teaching of foreign languages, in practice include new forms and methods of training [1]. Of particular urgency is professionally-oriented approach to teaching foreign languages in colleges technical profile, which provides for the formation of the students ' ability of communication in foreign languages in specific professional, business, scientific fields and situations, taking into account the characteristics of professional competences. The problem of formation of the system of professional language training for teaching in non-linguistic universities at the present time is characterized by multidimensionality. In scientific and scientific-methodological literature foreign language as an academic subject in the system of secondary vocational education is revealed by the authors: problems of teaching foreign language in high school as a means of communication, problems of formation of communicative skills by means of a foreign language, the formation of professional orientation, the communicative approach in language learning. Feature foreign language as an academic subject is that the language is and means, and purpose of the study. Students learn the easiest language use, possess different kinds of speech activity, which to a certain moment are for training, and then used for the development of more complex linguistic actions, i.e. they are already learning tool. It is worth noting the fact that the modern student audience is not homogeneous. Students of technical schools have different initial levels of language proficiency. This is due to several reasons, the most significant of which are the different models of school education, objective personnel difficulties faced by secondary school, the lack of entrance examination in a foreign language in secondary vocational institutions non-linguistic profile. Secondly, students differ in their attitude towards learning a foreign language. We are witnessing today in study groups as students, clearly indifferent to the study of a foreign language, and students who are willing and ready to master them to perfection. Apparently, this is because the nature of the professional activity for which they are oriented in the future, and needs the use of a foreign language [2].

The problem of teaching a foreign language in school at the present time is particularly relevant, because the changes in the nature of education more clearly focus on his "free human development, creativity, independence trainees, competitiveness, mobility of the future specialists.

The study of language and culture at the same time provides not only effective achievement of practical, educational and development purposes, but also provides significant opportunities for challenge and further motivate the trainees.

The formation of positive motivation should be considered by the teacher as a special task. Typically the motifs associated with the cognitive interests of students, the need to learn new knowledge, skills and abilities. But first and natural needs of learners of foreign language communication become more important. To organize a favorable climate, orienting students to the communication, it is necessary to choose such form of the lesson, which will stimulate the activity of students.

Lesson of a foreign language has its peculiarities, as, unlike other subjects, the primary objective of the training necessary for the formation of communicative competence of students. What is the specificity of this subject? It is that, first, the language - whether native or foreign - is a means of communication, means of reception and transmission of information about the surrounding reality in the natural conditions of social life, and as such he should be considered when studying at school.

Secondly, when teaching this subject is diverging views about the foreign culture through language, and expands General knowledge. The study of a foreign language only gives the students the opportunity to master the tools of perception and expression of thoughts about objects, events, relationships, and relationships through a new language, which acts in two forms: oral and written. Mastery of these forms of communication and should be included in the communicative goal of teaching the subject "foreign language".

Thirdly, the language being the medium of communication needs to be "kept in working condition", that is always ready to use in emergent situations. Therefore mastering this school discipline is necessarily connected with a focused, clearly organized practice in the use of digestible material in oral and written forms of communication in those conditions, which include educational institutions.

Currently, the global goal of mastering a foreign language is considered to be the introduction to a different culture and participation in the dialogue of cultures. This goal is achieved by forming abilities of intercultural communication. It is the teaching, organized, task-based communicative character, the training of foreign language communication, using all the necessary tasks and techniques is a distinctive feature of the lesson of a foreign language [3].

The activity essence of communicative-oriented foreign language teaching is implemented in terms of the humanistic approach to learning. This approach creates positive conditions for active and free development of the personality in the activity. In General, these conditions are as follows:

- students get the opportunity to freely Express their thoughts and feelings in the process of communication;

- each participant of the communication remains in the focus of attention of others;

- participants of the fellowship feel safe from criticism, persecution for errors and penalties.

Humanistic approach involves training, centered on the pupil. This means that the doctrine, but rather interacting students are at the center of cognitive activity in the lesson.

The teaching of foreign languages should implement the principle of lifelong language of school education in the field of foreign language teaching that meets the modern needs of the individual and society.

The goal of the subject "foreign language" should solve it methodically competent teacher, master modern technologies of teaching foreign language, knowing the psychological and pedagogical characteristics of students [4].

The study of a foreign language should serve as practical communicative purposes - adequate communication in the target language with native speakers of this language and culture. Here, in addition to knowledge of the lexical and grammatical structure of the language, it is necessary to solve the problem of removing the psychological and cultural barriers and shocks that arise in the process of entering into a new linguistic and cultural community.

It is important and necessary when learning a foreign language to pay attention to the culture, and to encourage and stimulate students to apply what they are learning about language in practice. Without continuous practical training, the students will never be able to apply their knowledge of a foreign language in life.

Professionally-oriented training based on the needs of students in learning foreign languages dictated by the peculiarities of the future profession or specialty. It involves the combination of mastering professionally-oriented foreign language with the development of personal qualities of students, knowledge of the culture of the country of the target language and the acquisition of special skills based on professional and linguistic knowledge [5]. There is an urgent need for a fresh look at the process of learning in General and language learning in particular. For stirring up interest among students to learn a foreign language it is necessary to increase the number of hours devoted to the study of this discipline. It is also necessary to form foreign language communicative competence (ICC), personality reflected in the willingness and ability to act on the basis of foreign language competencies in various situations including in the context of professional activity.

 

                                                   Literature:

 

1. T.D. Alekseyeva «Problems of theory and method of  language training in higher education», Modular teaching foreign language in terms of multilevel system of higher education. Herald of  the Russian State University. 2009. Vol. 2. p.69-74

2. D. L. Matukhin «Professionally-oriented foreign language teaching students of non-linguistic specialties».

3. P. I. Obrascov, O. Y. Ivanova «Professionally-oriented foreign language teaching in non-linguistic universities» Orel: - 2005. p.114

4. E.A. Ananyeva «A modern approach to teaching a foreign language» p.12
5.  O. A. Muzychuk  «Problems and prospects of studying foreign languages in the modern higher school» // Modern high technologies. - 2006. ¹ 2 - p. 55-56