УДОСКОНАЛЕННЯ ВМІНЬ ТА НАВИЧОК ПРАЦЕВЛАШТУВАННЯ СТУДЕНТІВ УНІВЕРСИТЕТІВ: ТЕНДЕНЦІЇ РОЗВИТКУ СИСТЕМИ НАВЧАННЯ ІНОЗЕМНИХ МОВ ВЕЛИКОЇ БРИТАНІЇ

Abstract

In this article, the author addresses current views of British researches on enhancing employability skills of universitystudents in the process of foreign languages acquisition. Thus, widening participation of graduates looking for jobs, dependenceof national economic and social wellbeing on a good supply of graduates, showing that the financial sacrifices are economicallyworthwhile are considered to be of crucial importance for the issue of enhancing students’ employability in British labour market.In this regard, employability is construed as a range of developing attributes and skills necessary for the employment ofgraduates, notably developing a scope of attributes employers might demand, forming a range of skills indispensable for acareer progression, demonstrating attributes that employers assume essential for the future efficient functioning of theirenterprise or organization and acquiring a number of skills to develop into a lifelong learner.The general analysis of the respective activities of professional institutions engaged in the issues of employability of thegraduates is presented. Thus, the UK higher education institutions run institutional-wide credit bearing courses that could betaken by any student registered. Moreover, British universities enhance employability skills with the aid of special agenciescalled careers services. The most effective option is integration of the respective courses into the curricula. This is deemedparticularly efficient in case of foreign languages and the related studies acquisition.The list of employability skills specified by the British employers as indispensable for successful employment is cited, therole of language and speech skills is determined.