PROJECT METHOD AS A MEANS OF SECONDARY VOCATIONAL STUDENTS’ FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING AT THE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Abstract

The article presents practical results of description of the project method application in the process of teaching foreign language at the secondary vocational education level at a university. Results of secondary vocational students’ survey studying at Bashkir State Agrarian University are presented. Despite the fact that project activity is practiced at all levels of education, starting from high school, many students do not have enough skills to prepare research results in the form of a project. The project method is aimed at person-centered learning approach, on the one hand, and developing group work skills, on the other. The possibilities of project activities in foreign language classes are revealed. Students develop their communicative competencies through applying all their language knowledge in presenting final speech. The research is based on the statement that the project is a students’ intention fulfilled heartily and purposefully having built on their personal interest, aimed at increasing motivation to learn a foreign language.