THE USE OF GAME TECHNOLOGIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SKILLS OF A FUTURE SPECIALIST IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE LESSONS AT A HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Abstract

The article considers educational game technologies and their application in foreign language lessons, reveals functions and importance of game forms in the educational process in the development of professional skills of a future specialist. The practical value of gamification in the field of teaching and learning is substantiated, an attempt is made to show possibilities for experiments in learning a language using gamification. The article presents some results of the use of gaming technologies, which demonstrates that gamification, being used as a teaching method, activates the cognitive activity of students in the learning process and, therefore, provides a means of intensifying the educational process. Particular attention is paid to the consideration of research on the subject of gamification, analysis of the psychological and methodological potential of gamification in the process of teaching a foreign language, ways of integration into the educational process for the development of professional competence of future specialists. The experience of using interactive gamification practices in English classes for bachelors in the field of Law in the Financial University is summarized, attention is focused on the use of gaming technologies that simulate situations of real professional communication in foreign language lessons.