Abstract
The article deals with the mode of lin-guistic-and-methodological competence development in prospective foreign language teachers in the context of the analysis of particular disciplines of the general training cycle. The content analysis of educational and professional curricula and working plans of educational disciplines for prospective foreign language teachers is carried out; a number of disciplines of the general training cycle are analyzed in the context of their influence on linguistic-and-methodological competence development in prospective foreign language teachers. Potential opportunities of the cycle of professional and practical training for linguistic-and-methodological competence development, as well as their interaction on the basis of cross-curricular relations, are revealed. The features of the process of prospective foreign language teachers training, according to the character of the disciplines, practice/training, forms and methods of cooperation with prospective foreign language teachers in the course of their training are found out. As a result of the given research it is discovered that the disciplines under consideration contribute to the development of linguistic-and-methodological competence of prospective foreign language teachers providing future professionals with sociocultural and social knowledge, skills and competencies which not only ensure their adaptation to a foreign language environment, but also contribute to successful performance of teaching activities.
Highlights
In the context of a competencebased approach, the quality of education provided by contemporary higher educational institutions is tested by the level of demand for the graduates as well as their suitability to perform their professional duties
Suitability in this context is expressed as a combination of «academic achievements which increase the chances of the graduates to be employed and work successfully in their chosen field of occupation, as well as contribute to further self-development of the graduates» (Drahomyrov, 2008, p. 96)
Short interprets the term «compe- cation is the introduction of competence» as handling the situation in different tence-based approach into every edutypes of environment; the ability to respond cational field, including the course of to the influence of the environment and prospective foreign language teachers
Summary
Urrent requirements for the quality of future specialists training intensify the innovative search for the ways to update pedagogical system, and educational institutions are already experiencing significant changes in the requirements for teaching staff and their competence. In the context of innovation of the national system of education, there is an active search for the ways to improve the contents of teaching and training course of prospective foreign language teachers within the competence approach. In the context of a competencebased approach, the quality of education provided by contemporary higher educational institutions is tested by the level of demand for the graduates as well as their suitability to perform their professional duties. The goal which is set requires certain mode of improving the quality of training methods of research, which include analysis specialists depends on the «quality of the and synthesis, content analysis, comparison, educational process, which is ensured via generalization, abstraction and concretizaintroduction of certain forms, methods and tion, which help to theoretically elaborate means of teaching, innovative pedagogical scientific facts concerning the problem of technologies; elaborated academic curricula the given research
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