ON THE ISSUE OF ROLE PLAYING IN TEACHING PROFESSIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT LAW FACULTY

Abstract

The article considers issues of the role-play method in the course of professional English at Law Faculty of a non-linguistic university. Mastering professional language skills enables any specialist not only to read foreign professional literature and use it in research but to make the most of the skills enlarging his/her publishing activity in the international professional editions and taking an active part in professional conferences, congresses, forums etc. The author of the article dwells on the efficiency of gaming technologies in general and particularly role plays in enhancement of professional language means and developing skills of public speaking. Role play is considered as a way to encourage students’ motivation in learning a foreign language and making it a working tool. Another key issue of the article is the importance of role plays in treating information: collecting information, its analysis and systematization enable students to gain an insight into the work of state and judicial institutions as well as take thought out and proper decisions.