INTEGRATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS “LATIN LANGUAGE AND MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY” AND “ENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES” AS A TOOL FOR FORMING PROFESSIONAL-LINGUISTIC COMPETENCES OF MEDICAL STUDENTS

Abstract

At the current stage of development of medical education in Ukraine, in the conditions of integration into the world educational and information space, its focus on international standards actualizes the problem of improving the quality of training of medical specialists. The high-quality training of a medical worker involves the use of an integrated approach to the formation of an integrated system of knowledge, abilities, skills and professionally significant qualities, which indicates the relevance of the integration of the educational components “Latin language and medical terminology” and “English for professional purposes” in the process of training medical students.The aim of the research is to reveal the essence of interdisciplinary integration and justify its necessity in teaching Latin and English in medical universities. Possession of international medical terminology and a foreign language at the communication level is an important factor in raising the general educational and professional levels of training of doctors and pharmacists. The main directions of implementation of interdisciplinary integration are the clear definition of its tasks and the search for optimal ways of implementation of interdisciplinary integration of Latin and English languages; revealing the integrative potential of the Latin language, using the latest teaching techniques; improving the content of education, creating an arsenal of possible forms and methods of education; use of comparative teaching methods, skills of recognizing cognate words; performing exercises on defining Latin-Greek word-forming elements (prefixes, suffixes), interpreting the etymology and semantics of Latin medical terms, as well as practicing the skills of correct spelling and pronunciation; directing the work of teachers to ensure interdepartmental interaction; quality update of educational and methodological materials, in which Latin and English become means of learning and getting information, as well as a tool for consolidating abilities and skills, expanding the scope of use of acquired knowledge.