On the problem of convergence of formal and non-formal education in the process of professional foreign language training

Abstract

In the article the issues of integration of formal and non-formal education during professional foreign language training at a university were discussed. The purpose of this scientific article is to identify the possibility of convergence of formal and non-formal education in the process of professional foreign language training. To achieve this goal, the following tasks were formulated: 1) review current scientific research and sources related to the topic of the article; 2) clarify the concept of “informal foreign language education. As a result of the study, it was concluded that the processes occurring in society and in the education system are interdependent: trends in the development of post-industrial society indicate the inevitability of convergence as the methodological basis of the new educational paradigm, in turn, paradigmatic changes in education also influence processes of social development. To improve the foreign language training of future specialists, it is necessary to combine formal and informal learning formats in a convergent
educational environment. The results of the study can serve as the basis for the development of scientific and methodological foundations for the implementation of professional foreign language training in the conditions of convergence of formal and informal higher education