AI POTENTIAL FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE COURSES IN ENGINEERING MASTER’S DEGREES

Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) has become an integral part of the educational process, so the authors attempted to integrate it into the «Foreign Language in Professional Activity» course, designed for master's students in engineering. As a preliminary step, a survey was conducted among students and faculty from graduate departments at the St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University to gain a clearer understanding of the current views on the use of GAI among educational participants. Since it was found that most respondents actively use it for academic purposes, it was used to develop a set of teaching materials, followed by group testing. The results of the experiment allowed for a much broader perspective on the current situation and, overall, to ensure a more successful integration of GAI into the university's educational process.