Developing soft skils of students of humanities while learning a foreign language in online environment

Glotova Aleksandra V.

The article is devoted to the pedagogical issues of “soft skills” development while learning a foreign language by students of Humanities in online environment. The term “soft skills” is analyzed as an essential part of foreign language professional training of students majoring in Humanities. The paper also focuses on the digitalization of learning process in the system of Higher Education in the Russian Federation. An example of project-based activities in foreign language learning is regarded, that can be used to develop such soft skills as communication, team work and self-guidance. The study presents various online tools as additional educational means to achieve the educational goals and tasks of bachelors’ professional training in digital environment.

Keywords:soft skills, online learning environment, foreign language, humanitarian education, collaboration tools.