Augmented reality technology in the foreign language classroom in a non-linguistic university

Abstract

The article determines the necessity of using augmented reality technologies in the formation of professional foreign language competence of chemistry students of non-linguistic universities with the use of the methods of modeling of educational material, complementing it with visual and audio sequences, and developing students’ skills of multifaceted projecting of situational reality. The goal of the study was to prove that, within the innovative educational augmented reality platform, the efficiency of the process of forming of the students’ professional foreign language competence significantly increases. As part of the experimental work based on complex methods of research, such as: general theoretical methods (analysis, comparison, matching, generalization of the pedagogical, methodological, psychological, special literature, the implementation of the introduction of new augmented reality technologies); logical and comparative analytical methods (study of the accumulated the Russian and foreign experience in implementing of augmented reality technologies); empirical methods (survey, pedagogical experiment, observation, study and generalization of the advanced pedagogical experience, diagnostics, surveys, interviews, testing), – the effectiveness of using augmented reality technology during the formation of chemistry students’ professional foreign language competence is proved: students’ progress and understanding of the material improves, professional foreign language competence forms faster, the level of motivation increases, the degree of involvement in the learning process and interest in the subject increases, the level of communication between students grows.