New trends in foreign language training in technical higher education institutions of Ukraine (the beginning of the 21st century)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of new trends in foreign language training of future specialists in technical higher education institutions of Ukraine (the beginning of the 21st century).
The role of "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment" in the restructuring of national standards of foreign language training has been highlighted.
It is emphasized that integrated learning major and foreign language, which is based on the study of professional disciplines in inseparable unity with mastering a foreign language and involving intra- and interdisciplinary connections, is a necessity and a significantly new step to improve and modernize foreign language training of future specialists in technical higher education institutions. These steps will give the opportunity to adapt future professionals to future professional activity, promote their competitiveness and successful functioning in the international labour market. It is accentuated that the implementation of integrated learning major and foreign language in the educational space of technical higher education institutions strengthens the practical component of foreign language training.
It is noted that modern realities of foreign language training are focused on attracting innovative methods and approaches to learning, based on students’ interaction and modeling of their future professional activity. Attention is paid to the need to reorient the educational process to the future specialist’s personality, student-centeredness.
New trends of foreign language training in technical higher education institutions of Ukraine in the conditions of modernization of higher education (the beginning of the 21st century) have been singled out. It is highlighted such new trends as consistency and synchronization of requirements for foreign language training through the implementation of "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment"; integrated learning major and foreign language; strengthening the practical component of students’ foreign language training; reorienting the educational process to the future specialist’s personality, student-centeredness and others.