Keyword: «иностранный язык»

The article proves the necessity to use visualization of the educational information, especially in the process of foreign language teaching. The nature of perception of visual information and its influence on the development of various thinking types and styles based on the use of audio and video materials are considered in the article too.

The article is devoted to the history of approaches to teaching foreign languages and their implementation in various teaching methods. Particular attention is paid to the competence approach, the need for which is determined by the increased requirements for graduates of non-linguistic universities in the labor market.

The effective and modern methods of studying a foreign language in engineering institute are given. Such training methods as the method of the communicative approach, the case method, the use of electronic textbooks, student research conferences and work with a newspaper article in a foreign language are presented and described in details.

The article discusses the requirements of federal state educational standards for the discipline «Foreign Language» in a postgraduate school. Their contents are revealed according to the results of their development («know», «be able», «own») and types of speech activity. The analysis of various models and approaches in learning is given, allowing forming effective language competences and skills that enable them to conduct scientific and professional activities in a foreign language environment.