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Modern methods of teaching foreign languages in non-linguistic universities are determined by the need to effectively combine language and professional training that meets the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Education (FSES HE). The key goal of this system is to develop students’ skills in understanding professionally-oriented information and developing the competence to communicate in a foreign language in professional situations.The article discusses issues related to the formation of professionally oriented lexical competence among students of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education «Maikop State Technological University» in the training program «Technosphere Safety». The study emphasizes the relevance of the topic, since when studying a professional foreign language it is impossible to develop lexical competence without the ability to work with thesaurus in one’s professional field.The goal of the research is to clarify the methods of developing professionally-oriented lexical competence among students of non-linguistic universities in the training program 20.03.01 «Technosphere Safety» in the process of reading texts in the specialty in English. The extent to which it is necessary to select lexical material and compile an individual thesaurus with a professional focus is assessed, which allows students to better understand professional texts, expand their vocabulary and accurately use professional terminology.Professionally oriented texts were the research material; linguistic and lexical units were analyzed, the skill of developing lexical competence among students was practiced.The research is based on complex research methods, consisting of theoretical methods (deductive analysis, method of statistical work with lexical material, comparative analysis) and empirical methods (observation method and data analysis).As a result of the research, a strategy for working on vocabulary when reading professionally oriented texts has been proposed, and the most effective exercises for developing lexical competence among students in the training program «Technosphere Safety» have been identified.Key conclusions: the formation of professionally oriented lexical competence among students of non-linguistic universities when working with foreign language texts on the topic «Technosphere Security» helps to analyze the information received and to form lexical competence and the skill of using an individual terminological thesaurus in the professional field, expanding the vocabulary in the specialty.

The relevance of the research is due to the fact that teaching Latin is an integral part of a competent specialist’s training. The main goal of studying this subject at a university is to lay the foundations of the terminological competence of a future medical professional who is able to competently and consciously use medical terminology of Greek-Latin origin in both Russian and Latin spelling. An analysis of the results of the survey conducted at the Faculty of Dentistry has revealed the need to use techniques that can significantly increase the motivation of students to learn the Latin language. Weakened motivation or its absence affects negatively any human activity, including educational one. The interconnection of external and internal motives contributes to an understanding of the meaning of learning, awareness of the need to learn the Latin language, which in turn contributes to the formation of positive motivation. In the framework of this research, an attempt has been made to identify the most effective innovative methods of teaching the Latin language. Empirical, diagnostic methods and methods of mathematical statistics have been used. As a result of the study, it has been shown that the use of a variety of innovative methods helps to increase motivation to learn the Latin language and is an effective way to solve this problem.

The relevance of the research stems from the fact that the role of professional foreign language communication is significantly increasing in the context of expanding international contacts, establishment of relations with foreign partners. The purpose of the research is to substantiate the importance of a foreign language in the process of a modern specialist’s training in the non-linguistic university. FSES demands professional specifics when learning a language. A foreign language is considered not as a separate, independent discipline, but as the one allowing to acquire special knowledge of terminology in a selected area. The problem of modern specialists is that the low level of foreign language literacy can significantly reduce their competitiveness in the labor market. In this regard, professional-oriented training in foreign languages is a priority direction in modern education. Relying on their own teaching experience, the author emphasizes that professional-oriented texts are easier to cope with the issue of improving motivation to the study of a foreign language. Using a tutorial for bachelors “Horticultural and Landscape Design in English”, the author introduces thematic sections and methods used in working with “Landscape architecture” students. When selecting a material for a textbook in a foreign language, a teacher may face certain difficulties. The article provides ways to solve this problem. The author has analyzed scientific literature on the stated topics. Methods of observation, comparison, analysis have been used. It has been concluded that foreign language is a necessary component in the process of training a specialist of any profile.