Latin for Bachelors in Water Bioresources and Aquaculture: a Linguodidactic Aspect

Abstract

Today’s society needs qualified specialists in aquaculture who are proficient not only in the native language but also in international professional one, are familiar with the scientific conceptual terminology apparatus of modern European languages. The purpose of the article is to study ways to implement professional linguodidactic key concepts and principles in teaching and learning Latin on the example of the educational program “Water bioresources and aquaculture” which led to the choice of such research methods: analysis of scientific literature to study state of the problem, synthesis and generalization. The study found that, Latin is the integral component of bachelors training, but can hardly be considered on an equal basis with any other LSP: teaching and learning living languages are aimed at forming students’ foreign language professional communicative competence, but in case of Latin focus on the formation of professional terminological competence. Therefore, it can be considered in the context of professional linguodidactics, key concepts and principles of which (interdisciplinary integration, internationalization, selectivity) can be implemented in the educational process. In the reviewed program, the component “Latin” reveals intersubject connections with most disciplines both general and special training cycles, that as a whole assumes interconnection, interdependence and complementarity of intersubject information and ways of learning. So learning professionally oriented Latin is a holistic, complex and integrative process of development specialist’s linguistic personality. That is why it can be of scientific interest not only in the framework of methodology, but also very promising in linguodidactic, terminological, cognitive and other aspects for further research.