Conditions for the Formation of Foreign Language Communicative Competence of Technical Specialty Students in the Process of Studying a Foreign Language in Higher Educational Institutions
Authors: Ptushka Anastasiia 
Published: March 2024

This article is devoted to the problem of determining the conditions for the formation of foreign language communicative competence of students of technical specialties in the process of learning a foreign language in higher education institutions (hereinafter – HEI). The purpose of the article is to characterize the conditions for the formation of foreign language communicative competence of students of technical specialties in the process of learning a foreign language in a HEI and to reveal the methodological features of ensuring these conditions in practice. To conduct this study, the following research methods were used: analysis of psychological, pedagogical and methodological literature, systematization and generalization of different views on the formation of foreign language communicative competence of technical students in the process of learning a foreign language in a HEI. Results. The article gives a brief description of the concept of «foreign language communicative competence», shows the need for the formation and improvement of foreign language communicative competence in the process of training students of technical specialties in the totality of its components. Based on the analysis of scientific research, which examines different approaches of foreign and Ukrainian researchers in determining the content and conditions for the formation of foreign language communicative competence, the conditions for the formation of foreign language competence of students of technical specialties were characterized and methodological features of their provision in practice were revealed. These conditions are: the continuity of foreign language training at HEIs, which takes into account the multi-level structure of professional training at HEIs (bachelor-master); the professional-practical orientation of foreign language learning for students of technical specialties within the framework of cognitive, activity and emotional-value components of professional training; a combination of competence (target component), communicative (methodical component) and personal-oriented (emotional-value component) approaches to the organization of the process of foreign language training of students of technical specialties; ensuring the information and content coordination of the educational discipline «Foreign language» with the educational disciplines of general professional and professional training; the use of group and individual-group methods of organization of learning, interactive learning methods, adequate to the activity component of the content of foreign language learning and emotional and value attitude to the profession in foreign language classes; the use of strategies for learning a foreign language in order to determine the individual trajectory of the student's educational development, ensuring the possibility of independently choosing the sequence and depth of studying the material. Conclusions. The author makes a conclusion that the implementation of the competency-based approach is becoming a factor in supporting a single educational, professional qualification, cultural and value space, a factor in Ukraine's integration into the global educational space, which opens up wide access to the educational space of the world community for modern Ukrainian students, and makes the problems of teaching foreign languages at a qualitatively new level extremely relevant and requiring detailed research.