Interactive methods of teaching the Ukrainian language to foreign medical students

The relevance of the study is determined by the need to improve the methodology of forming foreign language competence in foreign higher education students to overcome cultural barriers and establish professional communication. The purpose of the study is to identify the key features of the implementation of interactive methods of teaching a foreign language in the context of Ukrainian linguodidactics among foreign medical students. In the course of the research, the author used general scientific research methods, in particular, analysis of scientific and methodological literature, generalization of the information obtained and comparison of pedagogical interactive teaching methods. The article clarifies the content of the concepts of "teaching method" and "interactive teaching" based on the views of Ukrainian and foreign scholars. It is noted that the method of teaching Ukrainian as a foreign language is a way of realizing the educational, developmental and educational purpose of learning, aimed at organizing an effective educational process, the main task of which is to achieve the desired result. The main interactive methods of teaching Ukrainian as a foreign language in a medical institution of higher education are highlighted, namely: business game method, brainstorming method, educational discussion method, training exercise method, blended learning method, case method, thesaurus method. The stages and features of the implementation of each individual interactive method are considered, examples of exercises for their application in the study of the Ukrainian language by foreign medical students are given. It has been found that the effectiveness of interactive teaching methods is determined by the consistency and integrity of their use. The value of the scientific work is to develop a theoretical basis for the further implementation of interactive methods in the practice of higher medical education institutions