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In this paper we outline the research which highlights the issues of curriculum integrative strata. We show how the integrative design of curriculum provides its special organization in terms of both statics and dynamics. We also suggest that integration of elements within the curriculum of the course in foreign languages for future engineers can be implemented according to several directions: a) multidimensional mastering of the content of education, that is, the possibility of forming communicative competence within a certain system of academic disciplines; b) the presence of interrelated disciplinary cycles, repeated further at a more complex level; c) reliance in teaching on interdisciplinary connections and several integrated syllabi and special courses; and d) solving general educational problems within the disciplines of all taught complex of academic subjects. In the paper we prove that in order to achieve the qualities of integrity, continuity and consistency of the curriculum, the integration of its elements can be carried out by using four main strategies: fusion, insertion, correlation and harmonization. Then we present an illustrative study from IT engineering department. The study was carried out in January-May 2019. Students of both control and experimental groups dealt with the same subject area, but they were involved in different curriculum modes, which supposed different target skills orientation, learning material and techniques. The conclusions on the effectiveness of integrative educational curriculum were made on the basis of the result analysis, performed after initial, intermediate, and final stages of the experiment.
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Komarova, Y., Vinogradova, E., Agafonova, L., Aitov, V. (2022). Integrative Curriculum as the Basis of Course Design in Foreign Languages for Future Engineers. In: Anikina, Z. (eds) Integration of Engineering Education and the Humanities: Global Intercultural Perspectives. IEEHGIP 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 499. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11435-9_10
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