Reflexive thinking in teaching written communication in a foreign language in professional situations

Abstract

The article focuses on the methodological expediency of reflexive thinking and methods of using it for the development of professionally relevant written communication skills. The analysis of reflection as a concept and overview of its characteristics have determined the requirements for the way a teaching written communication process should be organized. The main educational requirement is to create conditions encouraging students to make conscious decisions when selecting means of communication. The article considers the ideas of active learning theory which fully meets the higher school requirement to develop professional communication competence and personality of students when teaching a foreign language for professional purposes. A special focus of the article is on the methods to develop conscious attitudes of students to the choice of communicative actions when writing a message. The article offers examples of tasks whose purpose is to encourage students to search for new knowledge due to the lack and contradiction of the knowledge they have.