MODERN APPROACHES TO HIGHER FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION

The article is dedicated to modern approaches to higher foreign education. The main aim of teaching a foreign language at the university is creation of conditions that stimulate students for the independent creative search, which requires the active use of innovative teaching approaches. The traditional approach is replaced by competence, learner-centred, problematic and project approaches. The forms of organization of the educational process, the content of education are changed. To solve all these problems, a modern teacher should use modern approaches to foreign language education. The approach to learning is a basic category in the methodology.Each approach is considered in details, the definition, principles and main aspects are given. We described how new approaches are reflected in normative documents of education. The main features of the modular approach and the project method are outlined. They have great personal potential, take into account the interests and individual characteristics of students. All this is reflected in the normative documents on education, but, unfortunately, in practice is not always used. We mentioned the advantages and disadvantages of modern approaches to foreign language education. These approaches are aimed at the harmonious development of the individual, capable to solve problematic situations, to apply the acquired knowledge in practice. However, despite all the obvious advantages of these approaches they have some drawbacks. (C) 2018 Published by FutureAcademy www.FutureAcademy.org.UK