OPTIMIZATION OF PRACTICAL CLASSES WHEN TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN THE EDUCATIONAL SPACE OF AN ECONOMIC UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The work demonstrates the most characteristic features of practical classes in an academic discipline “Foreign Language” taught in modern economic universities in Russia. The author reveals characteristics of the modern society requirements for graduates who have successfully completed their studies in the relevant field. It is proved that in order to comply with them, students must demonstrate a higher level of foreign language competence than before. The goal is determined, the achievement of which should be subordinated to the foreign language training process of future economists, competitive in the modern society with its unpredictable dynamics. The main requirements for the content of practical classes in the discipline “Foreign Language” are deduced. The role of the implementation of communicative-activity, cultural, competence, system-activity and environmental approaches in the practical classes optimizing process is investigated.