INTERDISCIPLINARITY IN TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO PhD STUDENTS

Abstract. The interdisciplinary approach to teaching a foreign language (FL) to PhD students retains its high level of relevance, since the discipline “Foreign Language” is studied in order to form scientific and linguistic competence in the natural sciences, humanitarian, technical and other areas of training of highly qualified specialists. In accordance with this, interdisciplinary materials are always in demand. The main concepts ideas of the textbook “Deutsch für Doktoranden und Wissenschaftler” are aimed at: the development of communicative competence, the presentation of relevant information; application of interdisciplinary and pragmatic approaches; support for intercultural communication; motivation for practice-oriented and creative activity in the interaction of language, culture and science. The study of German for scientific purposes is accompanied by the principles of active communication, targeted training and creative activity. The proposed topics are modular and relevant for all areas of postgraduate training: First contacts; German scientists yesterday – today – tomorrow; German for the future; Development of media competence – creating a presentation; Participation in seminars, conferences and congresses; Lifestyle in Germany. Each topic is autonomous and offers practice- oriented tasks. This means that at the end of each thematic block, postgraduate students complete creative tasks that are stored in the scientific and language electronic portfolio of future scientists: a business card, an application for a grant / scholarship, an application form for participation in the conference, a biography compiled according to international requirements, abstracts, scientific report and other “scientific products” necessary for scientific interaction, contacts, cooperation and the implementation of scientific goals. The course content covers the language competence of students from level A to B.

The concept of the manual was developed by Dr. M. Druzhinina and Ph.D. G. Ziethen. The textbook was tested in the classroom with students at the Northern Arctic Federal University in 2010-2017.

In 2018, the manual became a diploma winner of the All-Russian competition “The Best Electronic Educational Edition”.

The manual has electronic and printed versions, presented on the official website of the Doctor of Philosophy G. Ziethen http://www.gabrieleziethen.de/Northern-Arctic-Federal-Univ.

In 2022, the manual was presented at the online exhibition “Virtualika” of the federal universities https://narfu.ru/virtualika/safu/?ELEMENT_ID=364463.

Keywords: interdisciplinarity, scientific and linguistic competence, practical applicability