Elena V. Dmitrieva

being in the process of intensive transformations, the system of higher education requires the presence of specialists with new competencies. As a result of the Bologna process, the intensity of international integration and modernization is occurring all over the world, particularly in Japan. For Russia’s successful educational reform, it is crucial to study international experience and tendencies in education policy.

The relevance of the work stems from the gap between classroom foreign-language activities and the real communicative tasks that future power engineers face when operating equipment, delivering safety briefings, participating in international projects and discussing technical regulations. The study aims to theoretically justify, design and experimentally verify a methodology for employing simulation of authentic professional situations to develop oral communication skills in English among undergraduate students of electric power engineering. The research material included typical scenarios of...