FORMATION OF CITIZENSHIP IN FUTURE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS

Abstract

The article reveals the essence of the formation of citizenship in future foreign language teachers, clarifies and agrees on the concepts of “formation”, “personality formation”, “socialization”, “civic education”, “citizenship”, “formation of citizenship in future foreign language teachers”. The definition of the term “formation of citizenship in future foreign language teachers” as a purposeful process of formation and development of integrative personalityʼs quality, which is a morally determined preparation for functioning and interaction in a democratic society; formation of qualities that determine the conscious performance of civic duties and debt to the state; the process of preparing students for the use of civil rights and freedoms, observance and respect for the law, the implementation of responsibilities, awareness of responsibility for their political and moral choices, to the maximum use of their abilities; to self-development, self-realization and self-actualization in order to achieve success in life. We consider the formation of citizenship in future foreign language teacher as a social phenomenon of complex construction with its inherent structure, as a system and as a result that includes training (transfer of legal knowledge about society and the state); development of civic qualities (responsibility, patriotism, tolerance, diligence, empathy, etc.); creation of social conditions (participation in elections, protection and defence of their rights, conscientious performance of duties, use of will for the benefit of themselves and others, etc.); implementation of moral and volitional attitude to the creative transformation of the social environment. It is established that forming the citizenship of future foreign language teachers in the educational process of freelance education, it is necessary to rely not only on their theoretical citizenship training but also actively, although on a voluntary basis, to include them in various socially useful activities (volunteer work, participation in the election campaign, patronage of orphanages, boarding schools, homes for the disabled, search teams, etc.). The level of citizenship is manifested in participation in patriotic events, knowledge and observance of socio-cultural traditions, respect for the historical past, present and future of their country and their people, the desire to defend their homeland, work not only to meet their needs but also its prosperity.