THE PECULIARITIES OF STUDYING THE UKRAINIAN TERMS OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM’S ORGANS BY FOREIGN STUDENTS IN HIGH EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS

Abstract

The article presents educational and methodical materials necessary for studying the theme «The terms of the digestive system’s organs» in classes on the discipline «The fundamentals of Ukrainian medical terminology» at high educational establishment. The complex of tasks is aimed at the development of students’ communicative skills and abilities: to study the vocabulary to denote the organs of the digestive system, the rules of healthy lifestyle; be able to build monologue and dialogic expressions that describe the peculiarities of food digestion, using learned lexical units and phrases; to develop primary skills of collecting the anamnesis of gastroenterological diseases; to memorize phrases and sentences to acquire the rules of human behavior, which is aimed at maintaining and promoting health; to learn the stages of digetion; be able to distinguish and write Ukrainian terms to denote the main organs of the digestive system to the picture. The proposed system of tasks will help to master the initial skills and abilities to communicate orally and in writing in accordance with the goals and social norms of speech behavior in typical spheres and situations. Taking into account different methods and forms of work, the tasks with which it was possible to ensure the active participation of each student in the class, to stimulate interest and desire to study medical terminology in accordance with the topic of the class are singled out. It was suggested a variety of test and creative tasks to check the knowledge of the student’s studied topic. The materials described in the article are intended for foreign students of medical specialties who speak the language at the elementary level. Tasks selected on the basis of four main types of speech activity (listening, speaking, reading, writing) will help foreign students not only to expand their vocabulary, but also to achieve social interaction in a foreign language professional sphere.