The methodical support of developing foreign language professional communication skills through mind maps
- Authors: Lubozheva L.N.1, Samokhvalova T.S.1
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Affiliations:
- Chelyabinsk State University
- Issue: Vol 16, No 3 (2025)
- Pages: 430-444
- Section: Educational and Pedagogical Studies
- Published: 31.08.2025
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2658-4034/article/view/312223
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.12731/2658-4034-2025-16-3-855
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/IVLUOA
- ID: 312223
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Abstract
Background. The current higher education system is undergoing a transformation, driven by the need to train specialists equipped not only with solid academic knowledge but also with professional competencies, including effective communication in a foreign language. Globalization, digitalization of the educational environment, and the growing role of intercultural interaction require the improvement of teaching methods for foreign languages.
Purpose. To develop methodological support for fostering students’ skills in foreign language professional communication using mind maps.
Methods. The study is based on methods of theoretical analysis of scientific and educational literature, content analysis and comparative analysis.
Results. The author presents a model of methodological support for the development of universal competency (UC-4) in students of economic specializations. The typology and principles of using mind maps are described. An example of a discussion-oriented mind map is introduced along with a set of assignments aimed at forming skills of professional foreign language communication.
Conclusion. The integration of mind maps constitutes an efficient pedagogical instrument for cultivating specialist students’ competencies in utilizing contemporary communicative technologies in a foreign language within the framework of professional interaction. This cognitive tool facilitates the structuring of knowledge, enhances cognitive engagement, fosters the development of analytical and critical thinking, and contributes to the formation of argumentation strategies and skills of professional discourse.
About the authors
Lionella N. Lubozheva
Chelyabinsk State University
Author for correspondence.
Email: lionella.lubozheva@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6029-0068
SPIN-code: 9993-3780
PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Business Foreign Language
Russian Federation, 129, Brothers Kashirin Str., Chelyabinsk, 454001, Russian Federation
Tatiana S. Samokhvalova
Chelyabinsk State University
Email: samoxvalov2001@mail.ru
master’s student, Department of Business Foreign Language, Pedagogical Education program
Russian Federation, 129, Brothers Kashirin Str., Chelyabinsk, 454001, Russian Federation
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