WORK WITH REFERENCE SOURCES AS A COMPONENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE PHILOLOGISTS

Abstract

The ability to use reference literature is an important component of the professional training of future philologists. Independent work on the Ukrainian language should instill in future specialists the ability to systematically supplement their knowledge, quickly and creatively navigate new information. Working with dictionaries and other sources of information contributes to the development of conviction in the correctness of grammatical forms, helps the teacher deepen the speaking skills and capabilities of students. The purpose of the article is to describe the methods of working with reference literature in the context of the formation of language and speech competences of philology students. This study used observational, descriptive, and generalization methods. In higher education institutions with the introduction of interactive methods in the teaching of linguistic disciplines, the student is at the center of the learning process, his opinion is treated with respect, and he is encouraged to be active. By forming lexicological and grammatical competences, the ability to edit texts, future philologists improve their sense of language, develop skills of conviction in the appropriate use of a word, turning to dictionaries to find out its meaning or correct grammatical form. The article draws attention to the importance of working with reference sources for the formation of professional competences of philologists. Different ways of using dictionaries and other reference information at different stages of classes during the development of language and speech competences of philology students are described. Working with a dictionary is effective if students are able to freely select language units that correspond to the speech intention. Working with reference literature teaches self-education, contributes to the formation of conviction in the reliability of facts. The formation of the need to use dictionaries is the result of the professional training of philology students, because the ability to search, process and analyze information from various sources is developed throughout the entire period of study. Keywords: reference sources; word meaning; dictionary article; lexicological; grammatical; speech competences; morpheme structure; morpheme analysis.