COLLABORATIVE WORK ON A GLOSSARY AS A WAY TO MASTER PROFESSIONALLY-ORIENTED VOCABULARY BY STUDENTS AT FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC FACULTIES

Abstract

In the article the author considers benefits of students’ collaborative work on an interactive glossary, which can be well integrated in the course of professionally oriented English included in the curriculum of the Financial University. A practice-oriented glossary is looked upon as an effective way to classify and organize the terminology that students encounter in educational texts. This method of learning helps students to quickly remember a great variety of new lexical units, as well as to enlarge their active and passive vocabulary. Collaborative work on a glossary also requires linguistic creativity, which helps to develop the students’ soft skills, including self-management and teamwork. A glossary can also be used for improving the students’ communication skills. The author shares her practical experience, giving an example of a glossary compiled in the classroom, considers the advantages and possible disadvantages of this method of learning.