проблемы методики обучения иностранным языкам

Introduction. The article addresses a problem typical for students majoring in linguistics – reaching a language plateau as being “stuck” in the actual developmental zone. They solve new communicative tasks presented during university classes using old means – already mastered linguistic and speech material. The author proposes considering L. S. Vygotsky’s theory on the zone of proximal development as a methodological foundation for designing pedagogical strategies aimed at moving students beyond their comfort zones.

The introduction highlights a contradiction between a small number of training hours on non-major subject «Foreign language» and the requirements of leading approaches in education (competence-based, communicative) – the ability of non-linguistic students to use the foreign language in professional-oriented communication. The theoretical analysis is devoted to substantiating speech patterns teaching principle as the leading methodological path in professionally-oriented foreign language teaching.