PBL AS FOR THE FORMATION OF THE WRITTEN ACADEMIC COMPETENCE

Abstract

The paper presents some issues concerning teaching university students to write in English for academic purposes. The necessity of applying problem-based learning methods, individual project work in particular, is grounded. Two types of projects are discussed and shown to be the most appropriate for acquiring professional communicative competences specified in the curriculum. Special emphasis is placed on developing integrated skills which students will need for exchanging their research findings and innovations.