Pedagogical Approaches to Ukrainian Language Training of Foreign Students-Physicians (on the Example of Medical Institute of Sumy State University)

У статті на основі вивчення нормативних документів та аналізу наукових джерел розкрито сутність основних педагогічних підходів (комунікативного, професійно-орієнтованого, комунікат ивно-когнітивного, евристичного, особистісно-орієнтованого та соціокультурного) при викладанні української мови як іноземної для студентів-іноземців медичного інституту Сумського державного університету. Обґрунтовано необхідність формування професійної комунікативної компетентності, ураховуючи підходи з метою вдосконалення процесу навчання іноземців, а також співвіднесення навчальних програм із європейськими.On the basis of analysis of normative documents and scientific sources essence of the main pedagogical approaches in the language training of foreign students of medical institute of Sumy state university are revealed. The necessity of formation of professional communicative competence is confirmed by improving process of study of Ukrainian language as foreign. Language training of foreign students is grounded on communicative, professionally-oriented, communicative-cognitive, heuristic, personality-oriented and sociocultural approaches. A persistent aim of these approaches is optimization of language training of foreigners and correlation of existent tutorials with the European ones. Taking into account that the number of foreigners is increasing day by day there is a necessity of improving the process of language learning, which is based on intercultural peculiarities. According to the demands of Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine it is necessary to provide learning of Ukrainian language for foreign students as a state language. The main purpose of teaching Ukrainian language for foreign students of medical institute is implemented in practical (communicative), training and educational tasks. These objectives can be realized only if foreign students achieve a certain level of language acquisition. Multicultural groups from different countries with different level of communicative skills require from lector diversity of tasks for foreign students to master their speech competence. The communicative aim of training foreign students-physicians is leading for developing speech skills in reading and speaking. It can be achieved by involving foreigners into Ukrainian socio-cultural and language environment. Vocational-oriented language training helps to deepen the knowledge of the basic sciences (physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics), promotes scientific worldview. The aim of every approach is to make the process of study more interesting and useful for foreign students. Integration, interrelation and implementation of these basic pedagogical approaches into the process of language training of foreign students create the background of successful adaptation. They promote better understanding of a new study material; improve professional speech and formation of professional communicative competence of foreign students of medical departments of higher educational establishments