SPECIAL ASPECTS AND PROBLEMS WHEN TEACHING NON-LINGUISTIC STUDENTS LISTENING AND COMPREHENSION

Abstract

Both special aspects and problems when teaching non-linguistic students listening and comprehension in the new stage of professional-oriented approach have been considered in the article. Development of listening skills and listening and comprehension is one of the most important and complex task of teaching foreign languages to students within the framework of a particular university syllabus. Research done by questionnaire method, among first-year and second-year law students, shows that 97% consider this most important speech activity to be the most challenging for their own perception. Ability to listen plays a vital role in daily life. Listening and comprehension is performed with three main tasks – academic aim, extraction of new, necessary information and entertainment. Foreign language teachers should clearly understand difficulties and problems arising when teaching non-linguistic students listening and comprehension. To understand these problems helps teachers develop new, efficient strategies, practices and methods of teaching listening and comprehension and eventually improve listening skills and habits in non-linguistic students.