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ONLINE MEDIA AS A TOOL OF PEDAGOGICAL INTERACTION WITH WORLD EDUCATIONAL NETWORK // Tomsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2016. Issue 4 (169). P. 101-107

In the present article is presented the experience of pedagogical interaction with world community in the field of pedagogics and education by means of such modern interactive way of communication as forum. Such kind of communication becomes a unique media platform for the best practices sharing and analysis of the essential currently important themes in the field of teaching English as a foreign language in various community representatives’ opinion. The authors’ experience resulted in finding out important issues in language teaching, similarities and differences in approaches of Russian and foreign pedagogics in considering the 5 top prioritised themes according to the forum’s rating. In the article the results of statistical analysis of the forum posts and threads are reflected and some of them are studied in detail.

Keywords: pedagogical interaction, educational network, forum, media, ESL teaching (English as a Second Language teaching)

PROFESSIONAL LANGUAGE PERSONALITY OF SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGES FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES // Tomsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2017. Issue 5 (182). P. 127-133

The article deals with the language personality of specialists in the field of Human Resources Management, considers the significant parameters of the communicative-pragmatic situations of professional activities. The study describes the main constituents of the professional language personality and the results of a survey of Master’s and Bachelor’s students of Plekhanov Russian University working in this specialty. Overall, the survey involved 100 respondents aged 21-25 years old, with 20% being males and 80% – females. When designing the questionnaire some essential parameters of Human Resources Management professional activities were taken into consideration as well as significance of the English language in meeting objectives and solving problems in the workplace. Based on the survey findings the article identifies personality traits of future HRM specialists and also examines and correlates the learning objectives, levels, context and components of communicative activities, describes the principles of assignments and course design of the discipline «Foreign language for specific purposes for professionals in the field of human resources management». The article refers to particular examples in ESP teaching. The discribed rational for curriculum and communicative activities might be considered and implemented in teaching foreign languages to students of various specialty occupations. It integrates the global context, language material, professional concepts and development of basic communicative and professional skills.

Keywords: professional language personality, motivational-pragmatic level, communication context, parameters of the communicative – pragmatic situation, teaching English for specific purposes