WORKING ON TEXTS ON SPECIALTY IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN NON-LINGUISTIC HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Abstract

The article discusses the role of reading as a type of speаking activity in teaching foreign languages in a non-linguistic university. Much attention is paid to the main types of reading, their classification and a brief description. Particular attention is paid to the formation of professional and communicative competence of students in English. There are examples of possible tasks for working on a text, which remove language difficulties and facilitate understanding of a text. The importance of teaching professionally oriented reading, which contributes to the development of professional and communicative competence of students, is substantiated. Advance in students' motivation to learn a foreign language through reading and discussing authentic professional texts is mentioned.