Formation of foreign-language professional communicative competence among specialists in industrial safety and environmental control

Abstract

The article examines effective approaches to the formation of foreign-language professional communicative competence among specialists in the field of industrial safety and environmental control. The introduction substantiates the relevance of the problem, emphasizing the need to overcome the language barrier for interaction with international partners, analysis of foreign documentation and prevention of errors in critical areas of safety and ecology. The authors note the insufficiency of traditional methods and the importance of integrating language with specialized disciplines. The materials and methods included a comparative analysis of various curricula (traditional and experimental) for students of specialized specialties. Quantitative (performance statistics, testing) and qualitative methods (expert interviews, student assessments) were used. The experimental groups were trained using professionally oriented cases, simulation scenarios, role-playing games, remote platforms and project activities, while the control groups used standard approaches. The skills of oral and written communication, understanding of special texts and the accuracy of terminology were evaluated. The results showed a significant advantage of the experimental groups. Thus, the average score of the final test in the experimental group was 84.79% versus 71.43% in the control group, Oral communication skills improved by 16.83 points (85.04% versus 68.21%), understanding of specialized texts – by 16.27 points (82.66% versus 66.39%), the level of lexical errors decreased from 12.15% to 7.88%. The remote format with access to authentic materials and project work with real tasks are considered particularly effective. The results of the simulation tasks (translation, oral presentation) were also consistently higher in the experimental groups. The discussion confirms the hypothesis about the high effectiveness of professionally oriented techniques combining a communicative approach with interactive and practical forms. The importance of integrating linguistic and subject training, the use of relevant cases and regulatory documents is emphasized. The long-term effect of such programs is noted, subject to constant practice. The conclusions point to the need to implement comprehensive, flexible programs combining innovative technologies (online platforms, simulations) and project activities to train competitive specialists who are able to work effectively in the international environment of industrial safety and ecology.