Features of training written internet-communication in a non-linguistic university

Abstract

Importance. An important problem of using written digital texts as a means of teaching professional written communication in a non-linguistic university is posed. The purpose of the research is to show how modern digital technologies can effectively organize educational activities in the subject-language training of written communication of future specialists in the field of international business. Research methods. The following research methods were used: general theoretical (analysis, synthesis, generalization, specification, functional method) and practical (description, observation, surveys, conversations, statistical analysis method). Results and Discussion. Using internet-resources (news sites, professional online magazines), various tasks are offered that contribute to the formation of effective written communication skills. On the basis of step-by-step activity, the development of discursive skills in the professional sphere takes place, the formation of skills for critical comprehension of processed information, the ability to create a secondary written text. Conclusion. Teaching students to work with digital text is one of the priority tasks of professional foreign language training of a specialist today. Successful mastering of written internet-communication allows students, working with digital resources, to form skills of diversification of the orientation of the profession, its movement towards the development of new digital practices.