Psychological-communicative and practice-oriented games as a methodological resource for development of language competence

Abstract

The article summarizes the experience of the Department of Social and Humanitarian Disciplines of the Mogilev Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the use of psychological-communicative and practice-oriented games in the educational process. So, the game «Mafia» is used as a resource for improving the linguistic, communicative, psychological and ethical competence of students. Also, a role-playing game that simulates real situations from the practice of employees of internal affairs bodies is a tool for the development of linguistic and communicative competence of students. The interdisciplinary nature of psychological-communicative and role-playing games aimed at deepening knowledge in the disciplines «Foreign language», «Rhetoric», «Professional ethics», «Psychology and pedagogy» is comprehended.