GROUP WORK AS A BASIC ELEMENT IN LANGUAGE TEACHING FOR NON-PHILOLOGICAL UNIVERSITIES.

Abstract

In the contemporary globalized educational environment, the demand for effective foreign language proficiency among students of non-philological universities has increased significantly. Specialists in engineering, economics, medicine, architecture, and other non-linguistic fields are required to communicate in international academic and professional contexts. However, traditional language teaching methods that rely primarily on teacher-centered instruction and individual learning strategies often fail to develop communicative competence effectively. One of the most promising pedagogical approaches to address this challenge is the integration of group work as a central element of the learning process. Group work enables students to interact actively, exchange ideas, develop collaborative skills, and practice language use in authentic communicative contexts. This study investigates the pedagogical value of group work in foreign language instruction for students of non-philological universities.