Kotsyuba R. Computer-oriented methodology for the development of foreign language communicative competence of future medical professionals

The complex research of use of computer oriented methodology of foreign communicative competence development of future medical specialists is carried out in dissertation. Computer oriented methods of foreign communicative competence development of future medical specialists at foreign universities is analyzed and described. Electronic educational resources at Ukrainian medical universities and I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University (TNMU) is described and analyzed. At first organizational and pedagogical model of foreign communicative competence development of future medical specialists is developed and scientifically substantiated; the characteristics of foreign communicative competence (gnostic, communicative, emotional) and components of foreign communicative competence of future medical specialists are singled out: linguistic (usage by personality language material in language units), sociolinguistic (ability to use language in particular society), discursive (ability to understand and achieve coherence in perception and creation of utterances in a foreign language, use it in speech in different discourses; strategic (ability to compensate by verbal and nonverbal means of shortcomings in foreign language proficiency); socio-cultural (awareness of social-cultural context of foreign language); social (ability and willingness to communicate with those, who use this language as native); professional (knowledge, skills and abilities that provide understanding of professional problems and adequacy of conclusions, objectification of special terms, separation of main data, assessment of their significance from standpoint of professional activity, overcoming of the psychological barrier during communication by foreign language and activation the communicative potential of individuality based on awareness of own need for communication; evaluation criteria, levels and descriptors of foreign communicative competence development of future medical specialists are developed; the content of basic concept is clarified: foreign communicative competence of future medical specialists, as a confirmed ability to apply linguistic, sociocultural, communicative knowledge, skills, abilities and attitudes for foreign language, intercultural and interpersonal communication in professional medicine and life experience, to exchange experiences with native speakers for personal development and lifelong learning; theoretical and methodical bases of computer-oriented usage of foreign communicative competence development of future medical specialists in system of medical education were further developed.