FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF TEACHING THE FRENCH LANGUAGE TO BEGINNER LEVEL STUDENTS AT A NON-LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITY
This article is devoted to the analysis of the experience of teaching 1st and 2nd year students of Voronezh State University of Engineering Technologies the French language from the beginner level on the basis of English. The reasons that motivated the Department of Foreign Languages to decide to organize beginner level language groups are explained. The methods used in teaching are described: the communicative method and the method of comparative analysis. Their effectiveness is justified. The tables of phonetic and grammatical phenomena peculiar to English and French are given. The phenomena common to both languages at the syntax level are considered as well. The statistics of students' progress over the past two years are given: the number of students who received credits and the exam "automatically", and also examination grades. The authors of the work conclude that this practice is expedient, due to the high rates of intermediate and current assessment of students in the discipline "Foreign Language". The practical application of the experience gained while teaching in beginner level language groups is shown. The results of the authors' work were used in the preparation of textbooks for 2nd-year students studying in accordance with the work program of the discipline "Foreign Language" for majors: "French language (for students of the food industry profile)", "French language (for students of the chemical majors)", "French as a second foreign language", "French language (for economists)".