Abstract
As knowledge of English becomes a priority for the development of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a modern military specialist is faced with a number of requirements, one of which is the formation of professionally oriented intercultural competence. Thus, a cadet, who has a certain conceptual and terminological apparatus in his/her specialization, has the opportunity to test his/her own knowledge and skills, to provide self-analysis of the level of formation of both intercultural and subject competences, as well as to receive an impartial feedback from foreign experts on the readiness for professional activity.
 The article considers the main notions that reveal the conceptual field of intercultural competence. The concepts of "competence", "competency", "culture", "intercultural competence" are defined and their historical-comparative analysis is carried out. It is found, that the professional training of cadets is carried out as a complex pedagogical influence, which has the purpose of developing a number of competences, among which the priority is currently considered to be intercultural competence. The essence of the concept of "competence" and variations of its interpretation by scientists, as well as differentiation with the concept of "competency", are clarified. The role of the humanities in general and the foreign language in particular in the development of professional competences of military specialists is noted.
 The generic function of the competence approach, which combines many traditional approaches, is mentioned. Intercultural competence is presented as a system of interconnected elements that position the personality in interaction with society through communication, which, in turn, is a means of adapting to the cultural values of society and acquiring educational competences to form a qualified graduate of a higher military educational institution.
 The hierarchy of competences is defined, which consists of three levels: general, special and professional, which are represented by integral, general and professional competences, respectively
Highlights
The relevance of the problem under study is due to the fact that military education presents an integral part of general public education
A modern serviceman must perceive and disseminate information, he or she must have a set of skills for analysis, synthesis and interpretation of data to show the ability to act effectively and properly in relations with servicemen who are the representatives of other cultures
The theoretical analysis of the results of scientific research in the direction of intercultural competence study indicated to the lack of systematic consideration of the problem of intercultural competence among cadets by a number of contradictions between modern requirements for military service in international society and the current state of English for international communication; the need for the introduction of innovative technologies, methods and approaches to learning a foreign language and the educational, methodological and resource base, available in the process of foreign language training of cadets of higher educational institutions; the planned learning outcomes of a foreign language and the unwillingness of cadets to communicate with representatives of other nations
Summary
The relevance of the problem under study is due to the fact that military education presents an integral part of general public education. There is an urgent need to learn foreign languages. The aspect of intercultural competence is added to the motivational resources of learning a foreign language. The theoretical analysis of the results of scientific research in the direction of intercultural competence study indicated to the lack of systematic consideration of the problem of intercultural competence among cadets by a number of contradictions between modern requirements for military service in international society and the current state of English for international communication; the need for the introduction of innovative technologies, methods and approaches to learning a foreign language and the educational, methodological and resource base, available in the process of foreign language training of cadets of higher educational institutions; the planned learning outcomes of a foreign language and the unwillingness of cadets to communicate with representatives of other nations
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