Improving environmental education among students of philology by the business game method

Abstract

The training of modern specialists in the field of philology, and in particular the formation of their communicative competence, is a very complex and time-consuming process, which depends on a variety of objective and subjective factors. In this study, we used the business game method to increase the level of environmental education and communicative competence of students of philology. Environmental education provides an opportunity to create the necessary conditions for the sustainable development of the economy and society. In most industrialized countries, there are trends towards saving the natural resources consumed, and waste recycling is also used to reuse the useful resources contained in them. In our opinion, sustainable socio-economic development should provide for the preservation of the fauna and flora, the fertility of the land, as well as the cleanliness of the air space for future generations. We believe that this requires the availability of high-quality environmental education among specialists in various areas of human activity. The results of the business game showed an increase in students ’ communicative competence, as well as an increase in environmental education and the desire to protect the environment.

Business game como método eficaz para gestionar el desarrollo de las competencias comunicativas y profesionales de los filólogos-traductores

“…As it cannot be interpreted as having oral skills only (Nilsson et al, 2019), it must combine both oral and written language skills. Communicative competence is important for building professional qualities of a specialist (Yekimov et al, 2021). It is necessary for communication of specialists in a certain field, for discussions, defence of one's own point of view, avoidance of conflict situations.…”

“…In this case, Yekimov (2021) notes that students must achieve a sufficient level of knowledge of the language and skills to use it when participating in international seminars, conferences, meetings, telephone conversations and correspondence. It is not enough to have knowledge of the rules of the language for meaningful communication (Pakula, 2019).…”