Modeling Educational Language Situations as a Means of Learning Thematic Vocabulary by Students of Higher Education Institutions at Lessons of Practical Course of English

У статті висвітлено проблему розкриття значення моделювання навчальних мовних ситуацій засобами діалогу та рольової гри в навчанні іноземної мови, що сприяє формуванню іншомовної лексичної компетентності здобувачів вищої освіти й занурення в іншомовне середовище. Для вирішення завдань дослідження були використані методи: теоретичні (аналіз та узагальнення літературних джерел); емпіричні (спостереження за освітнім процесом). Практичне значення дослідження визначається його спрямованістю на підвищення рівня іншомовної лексичної компетентності у здобувачів ЗВО. Моделювання навчальних мовних ситуацій забезпечують ефект реального спілкування на заняттях із іноземної мови, що підвищує рівень тематичного лексичного запасу здобувачів ЗВО.The tendency to constant globalization and intensification of international contacts in various spheres of life requires an active reorientation of foreign language education to the communicative-activity direction of the educational process, which ensures the entry of students into the atmosphere of real communication. When learning a foreign language, it is advisable to pay special attention to the vocabulary, which mainly fills communicative situation. The article reveals the importance of modeling educational language situations by means of dialogue and role play in foreign language teaching, which significantly contributes to foreign lexical competence formation of higher education students and immersion in a foreign language environment. The following research methods were used: theoretical (analysis and generalization of literary sources and study of special literature); empirical (observation of the educational process). Modeling occupies an important place among the methods of pedagogical research. In the context of our issues, this makes it possible to create a model for the formation of foreign language communicative competence of the applicant for higher education, the specifics of the application of language learning situations in the domestic and professional environment. The subject of our research is development of lexical competence by means of educational language situations that imitate real language situations. After analyzing the programs of the practical course of a foreign language, it was found that these training courses should serve as a basis for the formation of lexical competence of the applicant by means of educational language situations. After all, as itʼs known, vocabulary is better learned and perceived thematically grouped. One of effective methods of approaching the pedagogical process to the real conditions of creating and simulating a language situation is dialogues and role-playing games, which involves modeling educational language situations that provide the effect of real communication at foreign language classes, which significantly increases vocabulary of applicants, because curriculum provides a fairly large thematic diversity during the practical course. Prospects for further research in the direction of the study are seen in clarification of criteria for quality and effectiveness of dialogue and role play at foreign language lessons