MODELING OF SITUATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION BASED ON ROLE-PLAYS IN THE PROCESS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING OF STUDENTS STUDYING ECONOMICS

Abstract

The article considers the use of role-plays in order to form foreign-language communicative and professional skills among students of an economic university. The analysis of modern scientific works devoted to the problems of organizing the learning process with the help of role-plays in a foreign language is carried out. The classification of role-plays is systematized in accordance with the level of foreign language proficiency. Professional skills and skills of foreign language, the formation of which is facilitated by role-playing communication, are highlighted. Considerable attention is paid to motives that encourage role-playing and successful professional communication in a foreign language in the future. Training exercises are proposed, which are recommended to be performed in order to prepare for a role-play. It is concluded that a role-play is an effective method of modeling business communication situations, since it brings the learning conditions as close as possible to real ones.