FORMATION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCE OF STUDENTS OF NON-LINGUISTIC UNIVERSITIES BASED ON MODERN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

Abstract

Based on the author’s own pedagogical experience analysis, as well as the wide specialized literature range, modern information technologies possibilities are examined when using them as the basis to form a foreign language competence in students of non-linguistic universities. The work proposes a definition of the term “information technology”, taking into account the persons mastering non-linguistic specialties in the modern hifher education organizations operating in Russia space current foreign language training state features as much as possible. The article says about some positive results of such learning tools expanding in the relevant process. The key directions of integrating such technologies into the students’ foreign language competence development are determined. Considerable attention is also paid to some problems that may arise in the course of them widespread use in order to optimize the foreign language training of persons studying non-linguistic specialties. Ways to solving them are also proposed.