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November 2025, № 4 (248), pages 110-116doi: 10.25198/1814-6457-248-110
Digtyar O.Y. THE ROLE OF GROUP WORK AND PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS' COMMUNICATIONThe effectiveness of using group work and project-based learning to develop law students' communication skills while learning English is increasingly gaining momentum, as any project for any assignment can serve as a future case study in legal practice. The aim of my study was to examine the specifics of teaching professional foreign languages to future lawyers and to justify the need to implement interactive teaching methods in the context of the globalization of legal relations. I conducted a pedagogical experiment at the Law School, involving 84 students divided into experimental and control groups. The data demonstrate the significant positive impact of group projects on the development of students' linguistic and professional competencies, particularly in the pragmatic and strategic components of communicative competence. Project-based learning helps overcome psychological, linguistic, and sociocultural communication barriers and develop business communication skills in English. The four-stage model I developed for integrating project-based learning into professionally oriented foreign language teaching for law students includes informational, research, practice-oriented, and interdisciplinary projects. The methodological recommendations for organizing project-based learning were developed taking into account modern requirements for legal professionals. Particular attention is paid to the use of information and communication technologies in project work and overcoming communication barriers when simulating professional communication situations in English. The proposed training and research results confirm that integrating language and professional objectives in projectbased learning increases student motivation and promotes their appreciation of English as a professional tool.Key words: project-based learning, group work, communication skills, English for lawyers, interactive teaching methods, professionally oriented learning, legal education, overcoming communication barriers.
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Author: Digtyar O.Yu.
Year: 2025
doi: 10.25198/1814-6457-248-110
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