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Methodology of developing future IT- specialists’ competence in reading and speaking
Methodology of developing future IT- specialists’ competence in reading and speaking

Author(s): Natalya Dobrovolska
Subject(s): Language acquisition, Sociolinguistics, Theory of Communication, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Slovenská pedagogická spoločnosť pri SAV
Keywords: Methodology; сompetences in reading and speaking; learning goal; skills; spheres of communication;

Summary/Abstract: The article defines the goals and content of interrelated training in reading and speaking in English of future specialists in the field of information technologies. It has been determined that the effectiveness of training is directly proportional to the validity of its content selection, which includes subjective (communication spheres, psychological and speech situations and roles, communicative goals and intentions, topics, problems and texts, speech samples) and procedural (speech skills and exercises for their development, relevant knowledge; skills in operating linguistic-socio-cultural material and exercises for their development, the ability to begin communication relations and exercises for their development, relevant knowledge; lexical, grammatical, phonetic skills and exercises for their development, the ability to operate educational and communication strategies and exercises for their development) components. The list of spheres of communication in the content of interconnected training of reading and speaking in English is concretized for future specialists in the field of information technologies. Typical communication situations in which future computer engineers can use information gained in the process of reading were determined.

  • Issue Year: 12/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 5-17
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: English