Formation of research skills in university non-linguistic training profile students during the implementation of a professionally oriented distance course in a foreign language

Abstract

The research purpose is to identify the level of development of research skills in non-linguistic training profile students in the process of professionally oriented teaching of a foreign language and to summarize the data obtained in the experimental work.  The research was carried out based on the author’s distance course “Foreign language for specific purposes in scientific research”, comprising three modules, using electronic testing with the application of the computer knowledge testing program MyTestXPro11.0. The sample comprised 250 students studying English and German. In order to verify the data obtained and the conclusions drawn, a comparative analysis of the test results of the control and experimental groups was carried out. The authors revealed the level of development of research skills in non-linguistic training profile students. So, at the stage of the ascertaining experiment, the average score of successfully completed tasks was 8.9 (44.7%), and at the stage of the control experiment, respectively, 16.7 (83.3%).