TEACHING ENGLISH SUBJECT FIELD VOCABULARY IN THE COURSE OF ESP

Abstract

The article is devoted to teaching subject field vocabulary in the course of English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Taking into account the current educational standards, specific field vocabulary is not only an indicator of a specialist’s professional competence. Due to the integration of national economies and the need to master the tools of professional communication within international, setting, the knowledge of terminology facilitates access to new ideas and achievements in the spheres of professional activity. Teaching ESP in technical universities is not only focused on the development of language skills (reading, listening, speaking, writing), but also mastering the subject field vocabulary of the specific field as well. The purpose of the publication is to promote effective professional communication in the educational process through the acquisition of subject field vocabulary. For that purpose, it is presented the author’s lesson structure with recommendations for further application. At the same time, it should draw attention on functioning of the subject field vocabulary in the Ukrainian setting and make effort towards finding of the proper Ukrainian equivalents of specific English terms as well as compiling of the field glossaries and digital terminology databases. Teaching specific vocabulary at higher education is an important motivation factor. Mastering a foreign language and specific field knowledge with subject vocabulary contribute to the professional competence of students on the whole and make them ready for participating in international cooperation and partnerships in the globalized world.