Goals of language education in modern technical university
The article deals with the issue of goals and objectives of language education organization in modern technical university. Under consideration are the challenges of outer and inner university environment that influence professional portraits content of a specialist in science, technology and engineering. The role of foreign languages is under analysis: they are an integral part of professional activity of a specialist today - knowledge of foreign languages allows conducting research and building education process on a new higher level of international cooperation. The new function of language education is discussed - forming of university language environment on the principles of professionally oriented approach to language education, interdisciplinary approach.