ACADEMIC COMMUNICATION OF MARITIME STUDENTS IN A BILINGUAL EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

The article examines the features of academic communication among maritime students in a bilingual Ukrainian-English educational environment.The research relevance is determined by the specifics of maritime education in Ukraine, where Ukrainian functions as the primary language of instruction while English serves as the mandatory professional language of the international maritime community.The study analyses students' language practices in various formats of academic interaction, determines the level of communicative skills proficiency in both languages, and identifies the main difficulties in academic communication.The research revealed the dominance of Ukrainian in oral forms of the educational process, while English is actively used for working with professional sources and international technical documentation.The greatest challenges for students were identified in productive oral skills in English and in academic writing in both languages.Significant correlational relationships between language competence level and academic success were confirmed, particularly