VIDEO MATERIALS IN TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES TO NON-LINGUISTIC STUDENTS

Abstract

The article is devoted to analyzing a problem of training qualified, self-motivated and competitive specialists in the internal and global labor market. The paper stresses that it is important to use practical skills rather than theoretical knowledge of a foreign language in the modern world. The author evaluates videos as a tool for teaching a foreign language to non-linguistic students. The focus is also made on the fact that due to the low level of motivation for language learning, as well as the curriculum peculiarities for the foreign language learning program, non-linguistic students often acquire formal knowledge that is not used in the future. The article singles out different points of views on the potential of using video materials, highlighting the main advantages and disadvantages of them in the process of teaching foreign languages at non-linguistic universities. Long-term problems can be solved by modifying the training program for new pedagogical personnels, improving the current teachers’ qualifications and revising the curriculums for the foreign language learning program at non-linguistic universities.