MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN HIGHER SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL STUDIES AND SCIENCE STUDENTS: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS
Knowledge of a foreign language increases the competitiveness of a specialist in the labor market, contributes to his professional mobility, helps adapt to new, stricter requirements in the field of employment. A qualified and competitive graduate is supposed to speak a foreign language to solve the problems of interpersonal, intercultural and professional interaction. The foreign language is a tool for the development of communication skills and information culture of social studies and science students, helping them search, select and analyze foreign language sources, participate in projects, forums and conferences, as well as interact and find common solutions to professional issues. This scientific article emphasizes the importance of the ability to communicate using a foreign language in a professionally determined area and the priority of this tendency in the modern system of higher education. The article describes the language experiment among social studies and science students at Togliatti State University. This experiment is based on the content and language integrated learning. The aim of the experiment is to provide cultural understanding of the language studied and a full immersion in the language environment. The article reveals the importance of teaching not only everyday (spoken) language, but also its business and professional aspects. The article suggests the forms and ways of work with students. It also mentions the activities and events that contribute to a deeper knowledge and quality of foreign language learning.