UTILIZING DIDACTIC FILLERS IN TEACHING UNDERGRADUATES WITH LANGUAGE FOR PROFESSIONAL USE (BY THE EXAMPLE OF BUSINESS ENGLISH)

Abstract

The article considers some problems of foreign language training of undergraduates at a non-linguistic university. These issues can be partially solved by using didactic fillers, that are short-term learning activities allowing the academics to use the time left after all the planned stages of the seminar have been worked out. Such types of activities may be utilized with benefit and minimal efforts. The integration of didactic fillers into the outline of a practical training meets various criteria that determine the effectiveness of the learning process, such as accessibility, visibility, explicativeness, motivation, structuredness, communicative orientation, reflexivity. Exemplary didactic fillers are proposed, and they may be used during classes when teaching bachelors in various fields of study. The conclusion is made about the expediency of didactic fillers application in the course of teaching the language for professional use. Recommendations are proposed for better mastering a foreign language in all its multidimensionality.