SCIENTIFIC AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE CREATION OF TEXTBOOKS FOR THE DISCIPLINE “FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN THE PROFESSIONAL SPHERE”

Abstract

The author of the article draws attention to a very important component of didactic support for teaching foreign languages in a higher educational institution, in particular to the development of textbooks in the discipline “Foreign Language in the Professional Sphere”, which are the main educational resource and play a key role in achieving goals in training of future professionals. The article presents results of research on the development of foreign language textbooks by both foreign and Russian scientists and practitioners, particularly, on the development of theoretical foundations for the creation of such textbooks. The author of this article summarizes and structures the principles and stages of creating textbooks on a foreign language and, having extensive experience in creating textbooks for studying English in the professional sphere, offers her own concept of the structure of the textbook and his own script for the thematic section of the textbook, which can be used as a basis creating future textbooks of this type. The author also determines prospects for research into the theoretical and practical aspects of creating textbooks for learning a foreign language in the professional sphere.