PROBLEMS OF INTERNET USE IN BUSINESS ENGLISH TEACHING

The methods of teaching business English based on the specifics of students specialty with the help of a global network to create real conditions for improving the quality of education and expanding students’ knowledge are considered. It is emphasized that the students’ self study work on the Internet is of multifunctional character. It provides mastering foreign language as a means of communication and forms some skills. The concrete skills are founded. They are necessary for successful use both of language and professional knowledge of the future specialist. Special attention is paid to the socio-cultural component in the development of professional skills and the expansion of educational space boundaries by acquiring intercultural experience. The author gives examples contributing business communication skills and focusing on searching information, making business projects, and solving case-studies. The examples of concrete directions, providing the development of business communication, paying attention to search activity, project activity and methods of case-study are given. It is concluded that these techniques help students to improve their linguistic, communicative and professional skills.

business English, communication situations modeling, the use of the Internet, teaching, individual work, master students, case-study, information search, business projects, communicative and professional skills