Designing the organization of students’ independent work in learning a foreign language at economic universities

The paper discusses the distinctive features of independent work of students in learning a foreign language at economic universities. The problem raised in this study is relevant, because the number of hours devoted to independent work in a non-linguistic university is more than half of the total number of hours devoted to the study of the discipline “Foreign language”. The study analyzes the main stages of independent work, the main parameters and characteristics, the succession of tasks, and the function of the teacher. The author says about the importance of developing memory and attention when learning a foreign language. The article considers specifics of organizing foreign language classes with using elements of independent work, justifies the need for students to develop the ability to navigate in a new situation, independently identify difficulties and find ways to overcome them.