Vestnik of Samara State Technical University Psychological and Pedagogical SciencesVestnik of Samara State Technical University Psychological and Pedagogical Sciences1991-85692712-892XSamara State Technical University52241Research ArticleThe role of special foreign language in the formation of professional competence of future specialistsKrutskayaSvetlana V.Lecture of Foreign Languages Department.svetlana063@mail.ruNurtdinovaLiliya R.Lecture of Foreign Languages Department.liliandrr@gmail.ruSamara State Technical University15032017141364125112020Copyright © 2017, Krutskaya S.V., Nurtdinova L.R.2017This paper deals with aspects and methods of special foreign language teaching. The definition of a term "special language" is formulated. Based on this definition, the characteristics of the phenomenon are considered. According to the reviewed features efficient methods for the selection of text material are given. The proposed division of texts can make teacher’s work more effective as it helps to organize materials according to increasing of their specialization. A number of criteria, which can be used by students when working with texts of special language, is suggested.special foreign languagenon-linguistic universityreading teaching methodstranslation teaching methodstext typesexercise typesспециальный языктехнический вузобучение чтениюобучение переводукритерии отбора текстовтипы текстовтипы упражненийметодика обучения иностранному языку[Жеребило Т.В. Термины и понятия лингвистики: Общее языкознание. Социолингвистика: Словарь-справочник. - Назрань: Пилигрим, 2011.][Hoffmann L. Kommunikationsmittel Fachsprache. Berlin, 1987.][Большакова М.А. Особенности формирования специального корпуса текстов в области робототехники на немецком языке / Гуманитарные исследования. - 2012. - № 2 (42).][Hans Paul Becker. Investition und Finanzierung. - Gabler, 2008.][Koller W. Einfuhrung in die Ubersetzungswissenschaft. - Wiebelsheim: Quelle & Meyer Verlag, 2004. - С. 274-275.]