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DOI: 10.15507/1991-9468.030.202601.204-221

UDC 80:811.161.1

Model for the Formation of Foreign Language Scientific and Professional Discourse among Speech Therapy Students

Anna A. Almazova
Dr.Sci. (Ped.), Head of the Chair of Speech Therapy, Director of the Institute of Childhood, Moscow Pedagogical State University (1, bld. 1 Malaya Pirogovskaya St., Moscow 119435, Russian Federation), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7042-6037, Scopus ID: 57201726878, Researcher ID: HJA-0781-2022, SPIN-code: 4324-5083, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Irina V. Andersen
Senior Lecturer, Chair of Speech Therapy, Moscow Pedagogical State University (1, bld. 1 Malaya Pirogovskaya St., Moscow 119435, Russian Federation), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5734-5208, SPIN-code: 8193-3680, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Abstract
Introduction. Effective training of speech therapy specialists in modern conditions requires a re-evaluation of approaches to forming foreign language professional competence. The relevance of this study is determined by the necessity to develop comprehensive educational models that facilitate the development of scientific communication skills in a foreign language, as existing models fail to address the methodological limitations characteristic of foreign language training for Master’s students in Speech Therapy. The objective of the research is to theoretically substantiate and experimentally test a thesaurus-corpus model for teaching foreign language scientific discourse to speech therapy students.
Materials and Methods. A comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of the thesaurus-corpus model in forming foreign language scientific discursive competence among Master’s students was conducted. Ninety-seven Master degree students in their 1st and 2nd years were divided into control and experimental groups. The modeling was carried out using the Protégé platform, the Sketch Engine corpus manager, and the Corpus of Contemporary American English. The level of formation of foreign language scientific discursive competence was assessed comprehensively using interviews, analysis of written abstracts, and translations of scientific texts. Statistical data processing was performed using the Student’s t-test for dependent samples and Pearson correlation analysis.
Results. The study revealed a significant influence of the thesaurus-corpus model on the development of cognitive skills within the framework of foreign language scientific discursive competence, along with high correlation coefficients between the level of formation of these skills and the practice of applying the model. The expansion of the thesaurus in the experimental group is an important part of perfecting foreign language scientific discursive competence: during the process of specialized translation, the number of unattempted answers decreased, and the variability of translations was reduced, which indicates a more uniform and unambiguous use of English terminology by students.
Discussion and Conclusion. The study confirmed the effectiveness of the thesaurus-corpus model in forming foreign language scientific discourse among speech therapy students. The educational model promotes the development of professional competence and metalanguage, increases the level of formation of students’ cognitive and communicative skills; it ensures the systematization of specialized vocabulary, taking into account interdisciplinary and intercultural aspects, which makes it possible to overcome the terminological asymmetry between Russian and English in the field of speech therapy. The practical significance of the study lies in creating a foundation for designing and modernizing educational programs focused on the formation of foreign language scientific discourse in speech therapy, as well as, predictively, in other areas of defectology training.

Keywords: speech therapy, foreign language scientific and professional discourse, professional speech therapy thesaurus, cognitive skills, communicative skills, discursive competence, interdisciplinary approach, thesaurus-corpus teaching model

Funding: The material was prepared within the framework of the project “Scientific and methodological substantiation and development of new models of professional training of special education teachers in the conditions of the formation of the national system of higher education” (2026).

Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.

For citation: Almazova A.A., Andersen I.V. Model for the Formation of Foreign Language Scientific and Professional Discourse among Speech Therapy Students. Integration of Education. 2026;30(1):204–221. https://doi.org/10.15507/1991-9468.030.202601.204-221

Authors’ contribution:
A. A. Almazova – formulation of research goals and aims; design of methodology; oversight and leadership responsibility for the research activity planning and execution; administrative management of planning and conducting the research; specifically critical review.
I. V. Andersen – formulation of research goals and aims; conducting a research and investigation process; design of methodology; application of statistical techniques to analyse study data; specifically writing the initial draft; specifically visualization.

Availability of data and materials. The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study are available from the authors on reasonable request.

All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

Submitted 03.01.2025;
revised 27.06.2025;
accepted 04.07.2025.

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