COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH TO FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING OF FUTURE MEDICAL WORKERS IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

The article considers the communicative approach to leaning a foreign language for future medical professionals.The essence of the communicative method is the organization of effective language activity in foreign language classes and implies the need to build the educational process as a model of communication. The object of study is communicative activity, which is implemented in four types of speech activity: speaking, writing, listening and reading.The main tasks of the communicative method of studying foreign languages have been identified: forming students’ interest in studying foreign languages, developing languages skills while studying a foreign language, updating a basic knowledge, forming a culture of communication and manifestation of moral qualities, and using language in future professional activities.The main aspects of using communicative approach in teaching foreign languages are highlighted, key characteristics, the foundations of communicative learning and the features of formation of professional communicative competence are highlighted. It has been determined that the communicative approach is a new direction in foreign language communication, which allows future medical workers to model real life professional situations and use language as a means of social interaction in their future professional activities.The forms and methods of students’ work in the educational process that influence the formation of communicative competence are described. These are interactive methods, business games, disputes, discussions and methods of organizing educational activities. The main factors that contribute to the formation of communicative competencies of future medical professionals in the learning process and its results are professional interest, a high degree of dynamism, richness of content and maximum potential for linguistic and emotional motivation of future specialists.The main components of foreign language communicative competence are outlined: grammatical, social, linguistic, discursive and strategic. It has been proven that learning based on a communicative approach is focused on learning a foreign language through communication, which, in turn, involves the formation of foreign language speech skills and abilities through the implementation of foreign language speech activities and the acquisition of primary communicative skills.