PECULIARITIES OF FORMING FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE IN PEDAGOGICAL INSTITUTIONS OF PROFESSIONAL PRE-HIGHER EDUCATION

Abstract

The article deals with the peculiarities of forming foreign language communicative competence in English classes in pedagogical institutions of professional pre-higher education. The term of foreign language communicative competence is presented from the point of view of Ukrainian and foreign authors. The factors that complicate the process of forming foreign language communicative competence are identified. The priority principles of foreign language teaching which have a positive effect on the formation of foreign language communicative competence are described. The article analyzes the key approaches to foreign language teaching (system, activity, competence, contextual, person-oriented, communicative) and substantiates the necessity of their complex application. It focuses on the importance of creating a communicative context in which language material (phonetic, lexical, grammatical) is acquired and all types of speech activities (listening, speaking, reading, writing) are carried out. It emphasizes the advantages of using innovative teaching technologies: gaming, interactive, information and communication, project-based and problem-based learning, learning through discussion and cooperative learning. The teaching methods and techniques used in English classes at the pedagogical college in order to form foreign language communicative competence are characterized, the examples of exercises and tasks are given. It is come to the conclusion about the advisability of following the principles of foreign language teaching, applying effective approaches to teaching, creating a communicative context in classes, implementing innovative technologies and modern teaching methods in the process of forming foreign language communicative competence as an important component of future teachers training in institutions of professional pre-higher education.