CASE STUDIES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING
Abstract
The article is dedicated to the analysis of the application of the case studies method, which for a rather long period of time has been used for teaching business, managers, lawyers, doctors and in the sphere of social sciences, for teaching English language, with the aim of defining to what extent students use the material learned previously, in real situations. At the present stage of the development of higher education, one of the most pressing problems requiring new solutions is the need for a qualitative improvement in the knowledge of the English language of students. Successful mastering of a foreign language today is a necessary prerequisite for obtaining interesting work in the country and abroad, strengthening friendship with representatives of different countries, continuing education in international higher education institutions and professional growth in the chosen field of specialization. Teachers of English need to develop and use new approaches and technologies aimed at increasing the motivation of students, and, accordingly, the level of language proficiency. And active teaching methods meet these requirements, as their essence lies in the interest of students, making it an active participant in the educational process. The modern teacher should not only perfectly master the subject, methods, means and forms of the organization of the educational process, but also he must apply modern teaching technologies in his work. Recently, the method of projects, business games and case study are actively used in higher educational institutions. Case method can be successfully used in foreign language classes, since this method is complex and contains all kinds of speech activity: reading, speaking, writing, listening.
