Contextual Approach in Teaching a Foreign Language as a Basis for Integration Processes in Vocational Education

Abstract

The relevance of this work is due to the ever-increasing interest in teaching a foreign language as a tool for the professional training of specialists in the agricultural sector. The purpose of the article is to study the essence, basic principles and features of the implementation of the contextual approach in practice-oriented teaching of a foreign language in agricultural universities. Special attention is paid to ways to adapt this approach to the current realities of agricultural education, the global digitalization of education, as well as the development of interdisciplinary integration as a means of creating a single educational environment.

The authors also consider the possibility of applying the method of learning Heinrich Schliemann's foreign languages in the context of the practice-oriented development of foreign language communicative competence of students of agricultural universities and substantiate its viability, provided it is enriched with elements of digital technologies (educational platforms, computer applications and programs).

Separately, the relevance of creating and applying intelligence is emphasized: mind maps as a tool for visualizing and consolidating the studied material. The authors proved the importance of interaction between teachers of the humanities and special disciplines in order to create a unified educational environment, including foreign language, as a means of providing students with the conditions necessary for their personal and professional development and development in selected agrarian field of activity. The article is intended for teachers working in higher educational institutions in the agricultural profile.