The Development of Students’ Reflection in the Paradigm of Socio-Cultural Approach

Abstract

the aim of our research is to show: firstly, how possible it is the develop-ment of professional reflection of future teachers in the modern system of higher education; secondly, to what extent the development of professional reflection ensures the growth of students’ professionalism; thirdly, to what extent the spe­cificity of professional reflection depends on the professional orientation and a set of personal characteristics of the individual.methods of the research. The following theoretical methods of the re-search were used to solve the tasks formulated in the article: a categorical me­thod, structural and functional methods, the methods of the analysis, systemati-zation, modeling, generalization. The method of organizing empirical research was used as the experimental method.the results of the research. To form the reflection of students in the edu-cational process of high educational establishments we’ll propose some psycho-logical principles. They are: the principle of contrasting native and foreign lan-guages and cultures; the principle of authenticity of educational materials; the principle of professional orientation of students, providing foreign language edu-cational communication in teaching reading of English­language national his-torical texts; the principle of interconnected communication and reflexive means for the development of reflection in the paradigm of socio­cultural development; the principle of step­by­step formation of socio­cultural competence of students.conclusions. A teacher with a high level of the development of reflection is a specialist who has mastered high levels of his/her professional activity, con-sciously changes and develops himself/herself in the process of the activity. This person is capable of making an individual creative contribution to the profession. He/she is a person who has found his/her individual purpose. A professional is a specialist who is able to stimulate a great interest in the society in the results of his/her own professional activity, to increase the prestige of his/her profession in the educational paradigm.