Scientific bases of using contextual teaching to form the professional competence of future translators

Abstract

The subject of the article is the pedagogical conditions of successful formation of professional competence of future translators – specialists in the field of international relations and intercultural communication using a contextual approach. The article analyzes the essence and structure of the contextual approach, sets out the directions of applying contextual teaching of a foreign languages to students in a higher education establishment. The term “contextual teaching” is defined. The article gives an insight into the specifics of the translator’s professional activity, and on this basis determines the range of professional skills of specialists in the field of intercultural communication. The authors emphasize that in contextual teaching and learning the whole system of didactic forms, methods and tools models the subject and social content of future professional activity. Such basic forms of activity in contextual learning as academic, quasi-professional and educational-professional activity are considered in detail. The pedagogical conditions that contribute to the improvement of the process of professional training of future translators in the field of international relations and intercultural communication are highlighted. It is noted that the use of contextual learning helps students to solve a number of professional and communicative tasks, such as to remove barriers to communication, to learn actively professional vocabulary and language clichés, to develop the ability to express their views on professional issues, etc. The article states that professionally oriented content of teaching a foreign language and translation is in itself an important motivating factor. The tasks that students perform to acquire professional communication skills should be related to regulating the issues of professional activity in a foreign language. The authors conclude that a contextual approach to the training of future translators in the field of international relations and intercultural communication is an effective basis for activating the personal potential of students, it involves them into the conditions of practical work, contributes to the formation of professional, universal, cultural and moral values.