CASE METHOD MODEL IN TEACHING ENGLISH IN PROFESSIONAL SPHERE

Abstract

In the article a problem of using information and communication technologies in teaching the discipline “English in Professional Sphere” in distance learning is presented. The developed model of the case method and Web-quest is implemented in the educational process of teaching professional English in a non-linguistic university. The article formulates criteria for the success of the educational process based on the case method, presents actual practical solutions to the problem and a motivational component of Internet quests for students of economic specialties. A series of interactive lessons on “English in Professional Sphere” was held in 2 groups (control and experimental). The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of using the Web Quest “SWOT-analysis” technology in the process of teaching professional English terminology. The results of the verification work and the calculation of the t-Student criterion show that the experimental group did the work better than the control one. The presented material makes it possible to conclude that the process of teaching students on the basis of interactive case-study tasks in the form of Internet quests allows to strengthen the effectiveness of memorizing educational material and increase the motivation for mastering a foreign language when solving professional problems in an educational environment.