Application of the project method using modern IT technologies

Abstract

This article is devoted to the application of project methodology using IT technologies in the process of studying the subject “Foreign language” and “Foreign language in professional sphere” in the conditions of professional education among students of non-language high school. The article also analyzes the project methodology used as one of the best methods of teaching a foreign language. The article deals with the main theoretical and practical foundations of using project methodology in the educational process. Particular attention is paid to the consideration of the working phases of the project, as well as shown methodological techniques used by the teacher at different stages of the project. Besides, the article has covered the results of the experiment held by the “Foreign language in the sphere of Engineering and Technologies” department among the students of the Faculty of Industrial and Civil Engineering of the Don State Technical University, in connection with which the conclusion is made that the project method application has a considerable influence on the increase of the level of motivation of students to learn a foreign language and the effectiveness of teaching.