Professional teaching competence: key point of developing pupils’creativity

Abstract

The article points out the results of the research of a competent professional education specialist activity aimed at developing creative abilities of trainees. In the modern multilingual education system great importance is attached to teaching a foreign language, increasing students’ interest and motivating language learning. Through the use of active teaching methods that develop creativity, it is possible to activate students and create a harmonious learning environment. The authors analyzed the concepts of competence, creativity and conducted a survey on the use of innovative and creative teaching methods by teachers. The survey involved 100 respondents: school teachers, graduate students, teachers of educational centers. More than 77% of respondents believe that it is necessary to use a creative approach in teaching foreign languages; more than 86.3% of respondents consider it is necessary to use critical thinking methods to increase the effectiveness of teaching foreign languages and develop creativity. It is crucial to prepare a creative environment for teaching foreign languages according to 86% of respondents. Respondents stated out methods as the most useful of specific methods: 73.3% chose "picture gallery", of which 57.8% chose "quality line" and 53.3% chose the "mind mapping" option. In the final part of the survey, several methods were proposed to obtain information about the extent to which teachers use critical thinking techniques. Keywords:educational process, development of creative abilities, creativity, competency, pupils &nbsp