SPECIFICS OF DEVELOPING LANGUAGE AND SPEECH COMPETENCIES IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION, SPORTS AND HISTORICAL-PEDAGOGICAL PROFESSIONALS
Authors: DOVBNIA Liudmyla , TOVKAYLO Tamara 
Published: November 2024

The issue of the functioning of the state language in all spheres of public life in modern Ukraine is difficult to overestimate. It is critically important both in the present and for the future, as it establishes the direction of national development. In this context, the study of the Ukrainian language by future professionals in the fields of physical education, sports, and historical-pedagogical areas is of particular significance. The curricula of the following specialties – 014.11 Secondary Education (Physical Education), 017 Physical Education and Sport, and 014 Secondary Education (History)—include a course titled «Ukrainian Language (for Professional Purposes». This course is designed to deepen and expand students' knowledge of the development of the Ukrainian literary language, its norms, and to cultivate strong Ukrainian-language competencies. These competencies are essential for effective communication by physical education and history teachers with their students, as well as by coaches (gym instructors) with current and future athletes.
The purpose of this article is to highlight the specifics of developing Ukrainian-language competencies in future history teachers, physical education teachers, and coaches during their study of the educational component «Ukrainian Language (for Professional Purposes)».
Meeting the societal demand for the formation of highly qualified specialists in the fields of physical education, sports, and historical- pedagogical studies is impossible without expanding and deepening the Ukrainian-language competencies of future coaches (gym instructors), physical education teachers, and history teachers in general secondary education institutions. In this regard, the course «Ukrainian Language (for Professional Purposes)» is of paramount importance.
When teaching the course «Ukrainian Language (for Professional Purposes)» to future specialists in physical education, sports, and historical-pedagogical fields, the instructor must focus on developing their linguistic and communicative culture and proficiency. The goal is to instill normative skills in both oral and written communication with students, their parents, colleagues, sports organizations, and representatives of the media, among others. Moreover, the physical education or history teacher, or the youth sports school coach, due to their high authority, has a formative influence on the development of a Ukrainian-centered paradigm in children. They also play a role in nurturing feelings of citizenship and patriotism, making their proficient command of the Ukrainian language a guarantee of Ukraine's state- building prospects.
The linguistic-didactic material analyzed in this article, which pertains to orthoepy and lexicology, does not exhaust all aspects of working with future history teachers, physical education teachers, and coaches in and outside the classroom during their study of the Ukrainian language (for professional purposes). Special attention should be given to the specifics of the interaction between students and instructors when working with professional terminology, as well as to the material on changes in orthography, and the study and mastery of issues related to morphology, syntax, and stylistics. These are precisely the aspects for further linguistic-didactic analysis aimed at improving the methodology of teaching the Ukrainian language (for professional purposes) to future specialists in the fields of history, physical education, and sports.