Ways of mastering scientific terminology in the process of studying English as a foreign language by students of non-philological specialties.

Abstract

The article considers the main approaches to the study of the scientific style of English speaking by students and cadets of non-philological specialties. Particular attention is paid to the methods of teaching the language of the specialty, including ways to learn professional terminology, work with terminological and translation dictionaries, translations of texts in the professional field and more. Lexical work with terms is considered as one of the types of cognitive activity. The process of learning a foreign language becomes targeted and increases motivation to learn if the textual and lexical material of the task corresponds to the main topics of special disciplines. The system of exercises should be built so that students are constantly in their main activity. Thus, the mastery of professional terminology will take place in the process of working with the text and will be systemic, not chaotic. The article notes that an important aspect of the work is the reorientation of students from reproductive methods to creative activities. It is proposed to use it as the main form of extracurricular and classroom work with vocabulary in the specialty of study the material with the help of properly prepared manuals and textbooks, which allow to involve interdisciplinary links with professional disciplines and promotes special terminology in the context of learning syntactic features of English scientific style. The main task of studying scientific terminology in the scientific style of a foreign language is not only the study of terms and understanding their meaning, but also the ability to apply them in the practice of oral and written professional speech with native speakers of a foreign language. The authors conclude that the introduction of innovative approaches to the study of professional foreign language terminology allows students to increase motivation to learn foreign languages, as well as improve creative self-realization and develop communication skills.