Situational approach to foreign language teaching for future veterinarians in higher education institutions

The situational approach occupies an essential place in the methodology of teaching foreign languages to students of higher education institutions of any specialty, including 211 "Veterinary Medicine," because the successful formation of foreign language communicative competence is possible only through participation in various communication situations, as a result of which they gradually acquire experience in using language and speech means, master the norms of communicative behavior, master strategies, and tactics for implementing various communicative goals. The aim of the article is to determine the notion of situational approach in teaching and define its use in foreign language teaching of veterinary medicine students at the Ukrainian universities. The implementation of this approach involves situational modeling of honest communication, the creation by verbal description or illustrative visualization of specific communicative situations. Implementing a situational approach to teaching a foreign language gives students a real opportunity to immerse themselves in various situations in the professional life of a specialist with a specific profile. The situational approach focuses on the use of typical real situations of professional communication in the field of veterinary medicine as the basis for constructing the content of the subject of foreign language teaching for students of the relevant specialty, the selection and organization of language material, the method of presenting speech samples, the conditions for mastering foreign language speech, which sets its subject and goals. The situational approach to foreign language teaching offers a dynamic and practical framework for language learning that prioritizes real-world contexts and meaningful communication. By focusing on the application of language in various situational contexts, this approach helps learners to develop both their linguistic abilities and cultural understanding, making them more confident and capable in using the language in authentic scenarios.