PRINCIPLES OF FORMING LEXICAL COMPETENCE IN TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE INDUSTRY TERMS (ON THE EXAMPLE OF ICT TERMS)

This article explores the key methodological and pedagogical principles for developing lexical competence in learners of English, with a focus on industry-specific vocabulary related to Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Lexical competence—understood as the ability to effectively recognize, understand, and apply vocabulary—plays a crucial role in the professional development of students, particularly in technical and vocational education. The study emphasizes contextual learning, cognitive scaffolding, corpus-based teaching, and multimodal instruction as effective strategies.