CASE-STUDIES IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOMAS A MEANS OF DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL SELF-DETERMINATION OF FUTURE UNIVERSITY APPLICANTS
the article considers the use of case-studies in a foreign language classroom at pre-university aimed at integrated development of speaking in the target language and student’s professional self-determination. case-studies is defined as a specially prepared linguodidactic material (case) based on a real case from the practice of specialists from different fields. the author substantiates the linguodidactic and professionally orienting potential of case technology and proposes five criteria of selecting material for creating a case: relation to the topic studied; correspondence to the students’ language and speech competence; engaging their life experience; focus on the problem for discussion and its solution; career guidance potential.