Effectiveness of Using Project Method in Teaching Professional Foreign Language

The purpose of the paper is to demonstrate the effectiveness of using project method in teaching professional English in non-linguistic colleges. The main principles of project teaching, the technology of its adoption in teaching process, and some kinds of projects used in studying are reviewed. During the research the following methods were used: theoretical analysis, empirical, and statistical. While studying the course “Professional foreign language”, the monitoring of effectiveness of project method use in teaching a foreign language was made. Monitoring was conducted under the following criteria: percent of progress, percent of quality of knowledge, and the level of motivation in studying English. The experience showed that in the process of project work learners’ general educational abilities, special abilities, and communication abilities are developed.