project activities

Introduction. The problem of the formation of communicative competence among Russian and foreign students in the classroom in a foreign language requires the introduction of an integrated approach to learning. Such an innovative form of education as a project, namely, a socio-cultural project that includes professional tests, provides an opportunity for intercultural mutual enrichment and the use of language knowledge in everyday and professional communication.

The article is devoted to the study of the educational robotics' potential, capable of ensuring the formation of students’ creative abilities. Particular attention is paid to the use of modern means of robotics within the framework of a developing subject-oriented learning environment (based on mechatronics, a set of case studies, etc.), the use of educational robotics as part of STEM education, and project activities that ensure the targeted development of students’ creative abilities.