Integrating Authentic Professional Materials Into Technical and Economics Training: Methods, Selection Criteria, and Didactic Approaches
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Holovko, I. O.
Головко, І. О.
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International Scientific Conference proceedings
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The article examines a comprehensive approach to incorporating professionally oriented authentic materials into foreign-language instruction for students of technical and economic specializations. The study substantiates the significance of interdisciplinary, content-related, and communicative factors that determine the effectiveness of integrating authentic resources into the educational process. Particular attention is given to the role of the CLIL approach, within which authentic texts ensure an organic combination of linguistic and subject-specific content, fostering the development of professional reasoning, the ability to model real communicative situations, and to work with specialized genres. The paper outlines key criteria for selecting authentic materials – professional relevance, linguistic accessibility, and optimal cognitive load. It also presents a generalized classification of authentic sources (informational, instructional, and analytical), enabling differentiated task design depending on the stage and objectives of instruction. The possibilities of integrating such resources within modern educational approaches – task-based learning and problem-based learning – are highlighted, as these approaches activate inquiry-based work, critical thinking, and professional communication.The findings demonstrate that authentic materials enhance student motivation, ensure the content relevance of the learning process, and contribute to the development of professional communicative competence necessary for participation in engineering, economic, and intercultural projects in a globalized environment. Key words: authentic materials, ESP, CLIL, interdisciplinary approach, selection criteria, technical and economics education, professional communicative competence.
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https://www.proconference.org/index.php/usc/issue/view/usc36-00/usc36-00
https://doi.org/10.30888/2709-2267.2026-36-00-027
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authentic materials, ESP, CLIL, interdisciplinary approach, selection criteria, technical and economics education, professional communicative competence
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Holovko I. Integrating Authentic Professional Materials Into Technical and Economics Training: Methods, Selection Criteria, and Didactic Approaches. Organization of scientific research in modern conditions : International Scientific Conference proceedings, March 2026. 2026. P. 145-150.
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