I. YAKOVLEV CHUVASH STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY BULLETIN

patriotism, patriotic education, undergraduate students, foreign language, educational potential, educational material

The article discusses the potential of the subject «Foreign Language» in patriotic education of technical students. Over the past two decades, there have been changes in the content and methods of instilling the moral, civic-patriotic qualities in students, which is due to the changes in political, economic and social conditions both within the country and abroad. Russia has become more open, and the younger generation is influenced by the Western model and the ideals of the individualistic personality, the attitudes of which often conflict with the Russian traditional moral values. In the new conditions, when the requirements for the personality qualities change, it becomes necessary to alter or improve the methods of educational work in a technical institute. The authors designed two tests to determine the attitude of technical and philological students to the phenomenon of «patriotism». The results of the testing analysis showed that most students are proud of their country. For them to be a patriot means to love their homeland, its culture, to work for the good of their country. The educational process at the lesson of a foreign language in a technical institute is carried out through the content of educational material by using various methods, techniques and means, as well as various forms of organization of educational work. Educational material for undergraduate students should be profession-orientated and, at the same time, be of educational value. The paper substantiates the necessity of using textual material from existing textbooks or specially compiled, which has educational potential in terms of the formation of firm patriotic views and beliefs.

Трофимова Ираида Геннадьевна – кандидат педагогических наук, доцент кафедры иностранных языков № 1 Чувашского государственного университета имени И. Н. Ульянова; e-mail:iraidatrofimova@gmail.ru
Агафонова Галина Зиновьевна – кандидат педагогических наук, доцент кафедры философии, социологии и педагогики Чувашского государственного университета имени И. Н. Ульянова; e-mail: Galinoo@mail.ru
Никитина Ирина Геннадьевна – кандидат филологических наук, доцент кафедры иностранных языков № 1 Чувашского государственного университета имени И. Н. Ульянова; e-mail:nikitina_irina94@inbox.ru