THE PROBLEM OF NOMOPHOBIA AMONG STUDENTS OF A NON-LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITY IN THE PROCESS OF STUDYING ENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

Abstract

The article considers a current problem of nomophobia manifestation among students of a non-linguistic university studying English for professional purposes. The objetive of the article is to study prerequisites and manifestations of nomophobia among students of a non-linguistic university. A number of objective and subjective prerequisites for the emergence of nomophobia among students are summarized and analyzed. Based on the studied scientific and pedagogical literature, a definition of nomophobia is given. The article describes results of observation of nomophobia manifestations among students of a non-linguistic university in the process of studying English. In the course of a questionnaire conducted among students, data are obtained on the manifestation of signs of nomopho- bia. A scenario for possible prevention of nomophobia manifestations in English language seminars is proposed. The work will be of interest to teachers of English in non-linguistic universities for building an effective educational process.