Training of affixation as a condition for successful mastery of foreign language vocabulary in the process of professionally oriented teaching of the English language

Today much of attention is paid to professionally oriented teaching of a foreign language at a non-linguistic university. However, in the process of such training, learning of professional vocabulary remains as a difficult task for most non-linguistic students. The article examines the role of teaching methods of word-formation in the process of professionally oriented training of students at a non-linguistic university (training direction “Pedagogical Education”, specialization “Mathematics”) in the issue of productive mastery of professional vocabulary. The article clarifies the definition of affixation as the most productive method of word-formation and demonstrates examples of active mathematical vocabulary formed by affixation. At the end of the article, recommendations are given on how to use the obtained research results in teaching practice of mathematics students.