GENERAL ASPECTS OF TEACHING ENGLISH AT HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN MODERN CONDITIONS

the leading place in professional and scientific exchange and achievements. Without the use of the English language the outcomes of scientific, industrial, academic and cultural breakthroughs seem impossible. Thus, nowadays we face the necessity to provide students with the knowledge and skills not only in General English, but also in English for Specific Purposes (ESP), so that university graduates could communicate with their foreign colleagues on professional issues, broaden their knowledge due to using foreign materials and literature, publish their works abroad. Our aim is to identify the main aspects that should be paid attention to and taken into consideration while teaching, specifically teaching English at Higher Educational Establishments in order to achieve better results and succeed in preparing future professionals of high level with appropriate moral qualities. Therefore, the object of our study is contemporary trends and problems in the theory of foreign language teaching methodology which can provide such results in modern conditions.