Keyword: «control group»

The relevance of the presented material is related to the difficulty of determining the main method for practical research at the first stages of the post-graduate work. The beginning of any scientific research offers some difficulty for a specialist with any level of pedagogical experience. Thus, the main purpose of the article is to present some recommendations for carrying out experimental-research work. The recommendations are based both on the experience of honored foreign and native scientists, and on the experience of the author’s own research. The main research goal is to work out a scientifically grounded and proven method for developing the necessary competencies of future engineers. The leading method of this article was the method of analyzing our own pedagogical experience, which made it possible to formulate the basic principles for the organization of experimental research work. Within the framework of our research, with the help of experimental research work, the methods for the development of foreign language communicative competence of students (FLCC) were tested. This competence is formed thanks to the course "Foreign Language" both at school and at University. The research was conducted from 2014 and took more than three years. However, the study is interesting not only for foreign languages teachers at Universities, since it provides universal and practical recommendations for the researchers in any field of science. In particular, firstly, the article provides recommendations on conducting primary diagnostics of students and its interpretation. Secondly, it points to the specifics for setting goals, tasks, and hypothesis of experimental-research work. Thirdly, it actualizes the need for a correct grading the course of the experimental-research work. Particular attention is paid to the rules for the formation of control and experimental groups. The practical importance of the article is determined by the analysis of typical mistakes that a post graduate student can make while carrying out experimental research work.