IMPLEMENTATION OF BUSINESS AND EDUCATIONAL ROLE-PLAYING GAMES IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF STUDYING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AS A MEANS OF ENHANCING THE COMMUNICATIVE ORIENTATION OF NON-LINGUISTIC STUDENTS

The article is devoted to the topic of using the method of role-playing games in teaching non-linguistic students a foreign language. Special attention is paid to the problem how this method can be used in universities to encourage non-linguistic students to use maximally the foreign language in class. The article pays attention to the fact that the types of role-playing games can be different depending on the level of their difficulty and language skills of the students, and that the correct choice of role-play appropriate to the level of the group knowledge is required. The article demonstrates that role playing games are extremely useful and can help students to improve their knowledge and to learn a foreign language for professional purposes. The practical significance of the article is that role-playing is the method of teaching focused on students and it develops their communicative competence. According to the classification of role-playing games we can define educational role playing games and business communication games. The advantages of business and role-playing games as a teaching method are close-to-real-life communication during the play; practicing professional skills by the game participants; revealing the skill level, mental process peculiarities, communication skill level, personal qualities of participants. During this process students learn to formulate their ideas correctly, present reasons. The important thing is that future specialists are getting their professional communication skills formed. Educational and business role-playing games contribute to apply theoretical knowledge in practice, thus bridging the gap between theory and practice. Role-playing is also extremely effective to learn the real world and to improve professional skills. Working out role-playing games requires a good organizational training. The gaming method contributes to the development and improvement of skills of communication and improves the skills of cooperation and team work.