TEXTBOOK "PROFESSION - POLITICAL SCIENTIST" AS A REFLECTION OF TEACHING SPECIALTY LANGUAGE IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE PARTICULAR NEEDS OF PRE-UNIVERSITY FOREIGN STUDENTS
This article concerns the development of a new generation of specialty language textbooks designed to address the particular needs of pre-university foreign students. The educational materials described in this article are divided into 3 sections intended to be taught over a 2 semester period. Sections 1 and 2 are designed for use in the first semester and fulfill the requirements for elementary and basic level language proficiency. Section 3, intended for use in the second semester, fulfills the requirements for First Certification Level language proficiency. The innovative approach taken in this course of foreign language study targets the interests of humanities students. After an initial three week phase of vocabulary and grammar development, course texts turn to popular topics within the humanities including philosophy and political science. In the second semester, which targets the achievement of First Level Certification, course work focuses on newspaper and journalistic articles. These texts are supported by exercise materials designed to develop concept analysis and formulation via the use of practical, effective cognitive strategies. By proactively employing materials that speak to the interdisciplinary interests of humanities students and then applying specific cognitive strategies to those materials, students acquire the specialized language skills needed to process lectures and transfer knowledge from one discipline to another.