The use of multi-disciplinary links in teaching a foreign language

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30929/2307-9770.2021.09.02.02

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Abstract

The article discusses the issue of interaction of various academic disciplines during training and the potential for interdisciplinary relationships in the educational process in order to prepare a competent and competitive specialist. Particular attention is paid to the need to find ways of the most effective use of interdisciplinary connections, to identify the maximum benefits of a productive combination of educational material from various branches of knowledge. The methods of cross relationships and interactions of various disciplines are becoming more and more relevant. These methods are considered as a common means of implementing integrated education. Methodologically correct and competent implementation of interdisciplinarity in the educational process has many opportunities to expand the general and specialized knowledge of students, develop their skills, especially when it comes to teaching a foreign language, in particular English. The article focuses on the use of an interdisciplinary approach in teaching the general English course and the English language course for special purposes, and interdisciplinary connections are researched as an effective tool for the qualitative development of the general and professional competence of future specialists. The use of interdisciplinary connections of a foreign language and other academic disciplines (Ukrainian language and Literature, History, Geography, Rhetoric) is demonstrated on the example of the author's development of an interactive quiz lesson in English on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the outstanding Ukrainian poetess Lesya Ukrainka. The article presents a number of examples of assignments and exercises that clearly illustrate the wide possibilities of interdisciplinary relationships for the preparation of high-quality educational material, improving the level of students' English, as well as their general level of professional competence.

Keywords

multi-disciplinary teaching, foreign language, multi-disciplinary approach, multi-disciplinary activity, professional communication skills

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