SOFT SKILLS IN THE CONTEXT OF TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES AT A NON-LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The authors, relying on the existing works devoted to the formation of “soft” skills, conduct their own research analyzing the dynamics in forming “soft” skills in the process of learning a foreign language in a non-linguistic university in the context of professionalization. A questionnaire was chosen as the main method, during which students assessed how the level of a particular “soft” skill changed in the process of learning a foreign language at a university. The results of the study showed that foreign language classes, although to varying degrees, nevertheless contribute to the development of students’ “soft” skills and, as a result, prepare them for future professional activity. The authors make a general conclusion that the study of foreign languages in a modern university not only allows you to develop communication and language skills, but also contributes to the development of various “soft” skills. Such a skill as intercultural competence, that is, a skill directly related to the subject area “foreign language”, leads by a clear margin.