THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHD STUDENTS WRITING SKILLS: ACADEMIC ESSAY WRITING AT ENGLISH LESSONS

Writing is one of the four types of language skills which forms a person's communicative system and ensures its social and cultural existence. The purpose of this study is to analyze the ways to develop of PhD students writing skills at English lessons. The study analyzed the structure and basic requirements for writing an academic essay. A set of exercises for developing academic essay writing skills is offered. It is proved that writing an academic essay contributes not only to the development of students' written competence but also to their professional development.