ESP TEACHERS TRAINING: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN UKRAINIAN CONTEXT

The research focuses on the issue of preparation of future EGP teachers to teaching ESP as a significant component of their professional training in Ukrainian tertiary institutions. The importance of ESP teaching skills acquisition in the process of professional training of future teachers of English as a foreign language has been justified on the basis of several comprehensive surveys. The analysis of leading American ESP teachers’ training programs has been provided. Ways of efficient American experience implementation in the context of Ukrainian universities have been defined.