THE BASIC PROBLEMS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING OF AGRARIAN INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND WAYS OF THEIR DECISION BY MEANS OF PODCASTS

Abstract

The problem of foreign language teaching of students of agricultural universities is considered. Currently, the graduate should not only have professional skills, be highly qualified in a specific area, but also to be a bearer of media professional culture. Modern society needs specialists in many fields. The importance and advantages of learning foreign languages by students of agricultural universities are discussed. The main problems of foreign language teaching of students of agricultural schools: a small number of classroom hours, low motivation, lack of organization of independent activities of students, the low language training, lack of training and methodological support are described. The definition of educational podcast, and a podcast of the teacher, the principal terms of the use of this technology, the main advantages and disadvantages, stages of creation and placement are presented. As a conclusion the ways of solving the main problems of foreign language teaching of students of agricultural universities through educational podcasts are revealed. The main advantages of the podcast include: the possibility of using both in classroom and in extracurricular (independent) work on the study of a foreign language, the activation and development of oral and written speech activity, the development of reading skills and proper pronunciation (when listening to an authentic podcast) As a conclusion the ways of basic problems of foreign language teaching decision of agrarian institutes of higher education by means of educational podcasts.