Interactive Forms in Training Sessions as a Factor in Motivating Entrepreneurship Students to Study the Culture of Speech

The article considers interactive forms of organizing training sessions in the discipline “Russian language and culture of speech” as part of professionally oriented training of the students of “Entrepreneurship” direction. The article substantiates the necessity of using an activity approach which implies taking into account the communication needs of students and the specifics of their future professional activities. The main difficulties faced by students and teachers in the process of mastering and teaching the discipline are analyzed. It is argued that the condition for the effective formation of communication competence in all its aspects is a practice-oriented approach to the organization of classes that can motivate students to study the course. The article discusses the practice of using interactive forms of teaching in the classroom in the discipline “Russian language and culture of speech”. The paper demonstrates the tasks developed by the authors and outlines the goals and stages of case- studies and didactic games aimed at developing communication skills. The analysis of the use of interactive forms of training was carried out, it was revealed that besides helping students to master the culture of speech they also contribute to the development of team interaction skills, help to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and real communication situations, stimulate creative and cognitive activity, and increase motivation for the study of the culture of speech. At the same time, communication skills, speech norms are not learned in isolation, but in the context of certain situations of business communication that are important for the future professional activity of an entrepreneur. Prospects for further research are outlined – the development of teaching technologies that contribute to the formation of a students’ sustainable interest in the discipline and, as a result, the successful mastery of business communication skills in oral and written forms.