Substantive aspect of formation of professional-terminological competence of foreign language in future veterinarians

Abstract

The article characterizes the concept of professional-terminological competence of future veterinarians and outlines the semantic aspect of its formation by means of English for professional purposes. The study was conducted on the basis of analysis of methodological literature, synthesis of theoretical data, practical experience and study of text materials and lexical units of textbooks in English in the professional direction of students of OL Veterinary. The author characterizes the concept of professional and terminological competence of future veterinarians and outlines the semantic aspect of its formation by means of English of the professional direction. The problem of selection of lexical units in teaching English in the professional direction of future veterinarians is considered. The principles of selection of language material, adopted in domestic and foreign practice, are analyzed. An attempt to select lexical units on the basis of foreign experience of learning English is made. Within the framework of the integration approach to mastering a foreign language for professional purposes, there are four main categories of lexical units: Content Obligatory Vocabulary, Content Compatible Vocabulary, phrases Collocation, High Frequency Words. Selection of lexical and grammatical units in accordance with the above classification allows you to effectively build work on mastering English in a professional direction, paying attention to different categories of language material depending on its place and importance in professional communication.