Mode of Linguistic-and-methodological Competence Development in the Course of Professional Training of Prospective Foreign Language Teachers

Abstract

The article deals with the mode of lin-guistic-and-methodological competence  development  in  prospective  foreign  language teachers in the context of the analysis of particular disciplines of the general training cycle. The content analysis of educational and professional  curricula  and  working  plans  of educational disciplines for prospective foreign language teachers is carried out; a number of disciplines  of  the  general  training  cycle  are analyzed in the context of their influence on linguistic-and-methodological competence development  in  prospective  foreign  language teachers. Potential  opportunities  of  the  cycle  of professional and practical training for linguistic-and-methodological competence  development, as well as their interaction on the basis of cross-curricular relations, are revealed. The features of the process of prospective foreign language teachers training, according  to  the  character  of  the  disciplines,  practice/training,  forms  and  methods  of  cooperation with prospective foreign language teachers in the course of their training are found out. As  a  result  of  the  given  research  it  is  discovered that the disciplines under consideration contribute to the development of linguistic-and-methodological  competence  of  prospective  foreign  language  teachers  providing future  professionals  with  sociocultural  and social  knowledge,  skills  and  competencies which  not  only  ensure  their  adaptation  to  a foreign  language  environment,  but  also  contribute to successful performance of teaching activities.