DEVELOPING OF THINKING PROCESS OF MEDICAL STUDENTS IN THE TEACHING SPECIAL TERMINOLOGY IN LATIN AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Purpose. The article is devoted to the topical theme of developing of cognitive competence and thinking abilities of medical students. The subject of analysis is the developing of thinking process of the first-year students of the Orenburg State Medical University in the teaching of Latin and foreign languages. The authors aim to reveal productive methods of thinking development in the process of mastering special terminology by medical students. Methodology. The basis of the research is the general scientific methods of observing, classifying, summarizing and comparing, as well as the methods of questioning and testing, and the descriptive-analytical method. Results. The most popular methods of thinking development, which are applied in the teaching of the disciplines “Latin” and “Foreign Language”, are “The Mosaic of Problems”, “Fishbone”, “Insert”. The monitoring results confirm the effectiveness of the application of the considered methods system, which contribute, to the development of professionally significant qualities in students of a medical higher school. The bilingual orientation of teaching in a medical higher school contributes to the improvement of a number of the students thinking abilities. Effective structural organization of practical classes in Latin and foreign languages, which contributes to the actualization of thought processes, includes stages of challenge, comprehension and reflection. Practical implications. The results of the study can be applied in the sphere of teaching medical students the Latin language, professionally oriented intercultural communication, as well as in special courses of linguistics, psychology, methodology of teaching foreign languages.