ESSD Coursebook for Non-Linguistic University Students (English Language)

Aims of the research — to consider the process of creating the educational and methodical coursebook “Personal Management” for teaching English to non-linguistic university students, to determine its concept, goals and objectives; to describe in detail the structure of the coursebook; to analyse its content; to describe the results of its approbation. The methodological basis of the research was formed by the ideas of competence approach and communicative method of teaching foreign languages in combination with the practical experience of English teachers in a non-linguistic university. The article discusses in detail the process of creating a teaching aid for teaching English for Soft Skills Development (ESSD). This coursebook can serve as a transition from a General English textbook to an English for Specific Purposes textbook.