FORMATION OF COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS: PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS (THE CASE STUDY OF CINEMATIC DISCOURSE)

Abstract

The paper demonstrates the practical implementation in the educational process one of the pedagogical conditions (Content and Language Integrated Learning), which ensures the formation of communicative competence of university students in foreign language classes. It is noted that this pedagogical condition helps to increase the motivation of students to learn English, the consistency in mastering a foreign language to solve specific communicative tasks, the mastering certain language structures, expanding vocabulary, enriching linguistic and cultural outlook. It is proved that Content and Language Integrated Learning is a complex phenomenon including four components: content, communication, cognition and culture. The article offers methodological advice on introducing authentic English-language cinematic discourse into the educational process. Films are a very effective means of learning English and their advantages for ESP teaching can be analyzed from different perspectives. The article focuses on linguo-pragmatic and linguo-didactic features of modern English cinematic discourse. The case study is represented by one of the scenes of Peter Morgan’s TV series “The Crown”. The article deals with the lexical aspect (preparing students for the perception of new vocabulary), which involves a certain brainstorming of lexical units found in the selected scene. The paper focuses on three lexical units and demonstrates ways to improve their remembering: basic exercises for all levels of learners, discussion of quotations, discussion of the linguistic and cultural component, etc. Further analysis of the lexical aspect of other scenes of the authentic film “The Crown” and the creation of separate communicative exercises will help to improve the work on the formation of communicative competence of higher education students in order to broaden their cultural and linguistic outlook.