Interactive methods of teaching the Ukrainian language to foreign medical students

Within the article, the content of concepts "method of education", "interactive education" has been found out. Scientific investigations concerning appearance of one or another interactive method of studying have been analyzed in both domestic and foreign didactics, as well as the role of each method has been described in formation and establishment of lingual personality, including a foreign medical student. It has been noted, that method of studying of Ukrainian as foreign language – is a way of realization of educational, developing and disciplinary aim of education, directed into organization of effective educational process, which main task is to achievement of desired result. Main interactive methods of studying of Ukrainians as a foreign language have been characterized at medical institution of higher education, namely: method of business-like game, method of mental storm, method of educational discussion, method of training exercises, method of mixed education, case-method, thesaurus- method. It has been noticed, that none of the listed methods is universal, that's why only the complex of distinguished methods will promote achievement of aim and tasks of educational process, in particular, mastering of Ukrainian language by foreign medical students. It has been emphasized, that selection of methods of studying of Ukrainian as a foreign language by medical students depends on chosen approaches and principles of studying of the discipline, specificity of theoretical and practical material, which must be assimilated by foreign students during studying at institution of higher education, as well as on pedagogical mastery and experience of work of teachers, conditions of implementation of educational process, available informative-communicative means of studying, etc. The attention has been payed to that presented methods of studying are effective only on condition of their integrated introduction to educational process, as each definite method is directed into formation of one or another practical skills and habits of a subject of studying, which are key components of professionally-communicative competency of a foreign student as a future highly-qualified and competitive specialist of medical branch.