scholarly journals FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF FUTURE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS IN THE PROCESS OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Author(s):  
Y. STRYZHAK

The study is comprehensively characterized professional competence as a basis for professional training of future foreign language teachers; new approaches to the system of professional teacher training are outlined; the model of professional competence of future foreign language teachers is presented. The future teacher is the implementer of the state policy on the development and formation of the younger generation. The professionalism and quality of professional activity of the future generation largely depends on teacher training.  The analysis of scientific literature and research on the issues of professional training of future teachers of foreign languages allowed determining the features and essence of their professional and pedagogical orientation. Under the professional and pedagogical orientation of the future foreign language teacher we understand the integral professional quality of the individual, which implies a constant interest in the profession of foreign language teacher, the need for systematic and continuous work on themselves and their own communication skills, desire to constantly communicate with students and teach them foreign language communication. It has been concluded that it is necessary to improve the professional training of future teachers and strengthen the role of teachers in society. One of the important factors in this is the definition of requirements for future teachers, for their professional training, which should be focused on multifaceted future professional activities.

The article is devoted to the analysis of the role and the place of linguo-sociocultural competence in university teaching of the language and preparation for professional work of foreign language teachers, in particular, Chinese teachers of the Russian language. The invariant and variable aims of education and the communicative needs of students-philologists – future teachers in the current branches of communication are formulated: professional, socio-cultural, business, socio-political and colloquial. The modern points of view on the structure of professional competence of future foreign language teachers, the place of linguistic and socio-cultural competence in its structure are analyzed. The result of mastering a foreign language by this contingent of students should be an integrative communicative competence, which is a complex of key competencies: linguistic, conversational, socio-cultural and professional. The role of mastering the aspects of the language system, productive and receptive types of speech activity in the process of forming the professional skills of students in communication and studying in the socio-cultural sphere is described. Cultural studies components of the educational process organization are emphasized. The training of linguistic and socio-cultural competence should be carried out within the framework of the culturological approach. The most developed in the methodology aspect of this approach is linguistic and cultural studies. The linguistic-cultural knowledge, abilities and skills of foreign languages future teachers are systematized. The analysis of the main data formation of linguistic and socio-cultural competence is carried out on the example of the organization of the teaching Russian to Chinese students. Methodical solutions for the formation of professionally oriented linguistic and socio-cultural competence based on its cognitive-active model are proposed.


Author(s):  
Victoriia Dоmina

Cultural globalization of different countries, extended social circle of future teachers, exchange programs, emigration, scientific and professional contacts with representatives of other cultures call for the need to study foreign languages. Current changes pose new pedagogical challenges for scholars in terms of instilling communication culture while preparing future teachers of foreign languages. The article studies the concept of bilingualism, bilingual communication culture and its specifics, scope and relations with other concepts. The author argues that bilingualism is an essential component of general communication culture of future teachers, crucial for them to exchange information and share experience by means of their mother and foreign tongues. Specifics of professional training for future foreign language teachers implies the need for bilingual communication, the effectiveness of which depends on the mastery of languages as well as ability to organize language interaction and communication skills. One possible way to develop bilingual communication culture in the process of preparing future foreign language teachers to their professional activity is engaging the model of developing linguistic and communication skills of bilinguality. It is this bilingual training system that allows students to perceive general aspects of communication culture and its fundamental principles, determins the specifics of bilingual communication and features of professionally oriented expression in the process of comprehending bilingual communication culture as a whole. Integration of languages and cultures contributes to identification, classification, organization and evaluation of objects of the world around us, facilitates adaptation to new cultural environment, helps organize and coordinate activities, encourage other participants of language groups to act correctly.


Author(s):  
Sabina Kotsur

The article analyzes different approaches to the  «professional training of a teacher» definition as a system of organizational-pedagogical measures and vocational training systems; a critical study, the improvement and experimental use of ideas; the purposeful, systematic and organized process of pedagogical influences; qualifications in the process of studying in the corresponding direction, specialty, educational program; systems of special knowledge, abilities and skills, competences, qualities. The peculiarities of the professional training of future foreign languages teachers are defined by the author as: a possession of units of a foreign language and the ability to use them in specific situations of communication; a consistency of the initial level of foreign languages knowledge received at school with the goals and objectives, methods and technologies of forming the personality of a student as a future specialist in the process of vocational training; the ratio of theoretical and practical training, special and psycho-pedagogical, methodical preparation; a symmetrical study of two foreign languages and bilingual life (Ukrainian and Russian); knowledge and appreciation of the cultural characteristics of a nation, the language of which is studied. The author also proposes the definition of the concept of «professional training of future foreign language teachers» as a dynamic system of organizational and pedagogical influences, which is characterized by the unity of goals, content, methods and technologies of professional training of students, which study foreign languages on a multi-lingual basis, and foresees the formation of readiness for their professional activity, a professional competence. The article deals with important components of the future foreign languages teachers’ training such as: the theoretical and linguistic training; the practical training; the professional-oriented theoretical training; the methodical one. The article analyzes the tendencies of future teacher training in the European region. Among the modern European approaches to foreign language teacher training, the author highlights the following main trends: the unification of requirements for professional training in the process of higher education integration into European educational space; the updating of goals and content of studying and teaching foreign languages, changing educational programs and state standards taking into account common European trends; the transition from the knowledge concept to the competence paradigm in higher education; the internationalization of education; the use of new flexible technologies in the study of foreign languages, the strengthening of the practical component of vocational training.


Author(s):  
Aliona Shyba

The article deals with the conditions of future foreign language teachers' training. The author clarifies the concept of system-activity approach, substantiates its importance in the academic process. It is revealed that the system-activity approach makes the process of future foreign language teachers' training more integral, scientifically oriented and systematic. A competent responsible specialist, able to meet the demands of the time, can only be prepared in an open educational system. The reason for this is because the open system constantly interacts with the environment, its source of existence lies beyond its borders. It is stated in the article that the activity approach in the process of future teachers' training allows to direct students to independence in learning; to teach them to effectively organize their activity; to set the goal and achieve its realization; to be able to apply analysis and synthesis not only for carrying an individual research, but for using them while solving practical tasks, evaluating the results of their activities. The author also analyzes the impact of interactive methods on the effectiveness of learning. Interactive learning is viewed both as the process of collective cognition, where knowledge is acquired as a result of collaborative activities, and as the use of the latest information technologies in the academic process. The application of a number of interactive technologies is described, such as the technologies of cooperative and collective-group learning, situational modeling and processing of discussion questions, as well as informational and communication technologies. It is proved that system-activity approach to training future teachers by means of interactive technologies helps increase the level of students' motivation and creates favorable conditions for mastering their future professional skills.


2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 91-105
Author(s):  
Roman S. Gurevych ◽  
Oksana O. Rogulska ◽  
Olha V. Tarasova ◽  
Olha V. Magdiuk

The article addresses the expediency of creating and maintaining information-educational environment at higher educational institutions. The views of scholars on the definition of the “information- educational environment of higher educational institutions” are analyzed. The information-educational environment of Khmelnytskyi National University is described and the peculiarities of the future foreign language teachers training in the conditions of the information-educational environment of higher educational institutions are revealed. It is proved that the information-educational environment has considerable potential for improving the quality of education of the future foreign language teachers. It promotes students’ awareness of the specifics of their future professional activities, develops personal and professional qualities necessary for their future career; gives the possibility to construct individual educational paths and develop students’ creative abilities. A model of the future foreign language teachers training system in the conditions of the information- educational environment of higher educational institutions is theoretically grounded. The model contains the following blocks: target; theoretical and methodological; content and technological; control-productive. The target block of the model reveals the purpose of training and social requirements for a competitive future foreign language teacher. The target block generates other elements of the model necessary to achieve the expected result. The theoretical and methodological block includes the fundamentals of the concept of the future foreign language teachers training for professional activities; methodological approaches, didactic and specific principles. The content and technological block contains organizational and pedagogical conditions describing the main methods and forms of professional training, means and technologies for its implementation. The educational content of the model includes: compulsory and elective courses of the curriculum and practical training sessions aimed at the professional training of the future foreign language teachers. The other element of the model is the identification of stages of its implementation: theoretical and practical, correction and stabilization, reflexive and fixing. The control-productive block determines the formation of components that ensure the readiness of the future foreign language teachers for professional activity (motivational and axiological, cognitive and communicative, pragmatic and practical, functional and personal, evaluative and reflexive), criteria (motivational, educational, operational, personal, reflexive) and levels(low (reproductive), middle (productive) or high (professional).


Author(s):  
Hanna Piskurska ◽  
Oksana Popova

The article focuses on the problem of developing soft skills of the students majoring in Foreign Language Teaching. The article aims at designing a set of exercises for developing the mediative competence as a component of future foreign language teachers’ soft skills. The following groups of exercises have been selected and described: non-communicative analytical, receptive, partially analytical mediative, and purely communicative. It is concluded that the mediative competence of future foreign language teachers is acquired by the integration of all types of training exercises. Keywords: professional competence; soft skills; mediative competence; meditative activity; professional training; foreign language teacher; student; exercise.


Author(s):  
Inta Ratniece

The emerging English as a foreign language teachers develop their professional competence better if they participate in global informal studies by collaboration involving global synergy issues, which develop higher their professional competence. Analysis of theoretical sources and empirical research. Results of global informal studies organized by 12 higher education teacher training institutions analyzed. Global learning shared in master classes, lectures, case studies in Austrian schools, text books for learning English compared. Lessons conducted by international teams on global learning analyzed. Results disclosing the reactions of the participants included. Valid knowledge on teaching English and sustainability gained. Synergy brings valuable knowledge needed for professional competence development on teaching/learning.


Author(s):  
T. A. Koknova ◽  

The methodological influence of B. Jones’ model “MUSIC” on the process of professional competence development in prospective foreign language teachers in the process of professional training is studied in the article. The definitions of “educational environment” and “educational space” are considered; it is concluded that the process of professional training of prospective teachers of foreign languages should be aimed at the development of their professional competence. In the course of the research it is established that the five-level model “MUSIC” of B. Jones, which is presented from the author's point of view, can help to optimize the impact of the environment on the process of professional competence development in the course of professional training of prospective foreign language teachers. At the first level, it is suggested to provide extended powers to prospective teachers of foreign languages in order to exercise their self-control over the process of developing thier professional competence during professional training. At the second level, it is necessary to make sure that prospective foreign language teachers recognize the importance of the material offered to them for mastering for their future professional development. At the third level, prospective foreign language teachers must be clearly aware that the success of their learning also depends on the right strategies. The fourth level is closely related to the sincere interest of prospective professionals in acquiring professional qualities. At the fifth level, it is essential to take care of students, to take into account the environmental factors that may affect the level of their professional development. It is concluded that in the focus of professional competence development of prospective foreign language teachers it is vital to create such an environment that would promote friendly relations between prospective professionals and the faculty staff, as it will have a positive effect on the quality of training of prospective foreign language teachers.


1970 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 232-241
Author(s):  
Марина Лапіна

Статтю присвячено проблемам професійного навчання соціальних працівників, зокрема розглянуто психолого-педагогічні аспекти процесу підготовки висококваліфікованих фахівців. Зазначено що в професійній психології та педагогіці набуває поширення компетентнісний підхід до сучасної освіти. Акцентовано увагу на особистісно-орієнтованому та психолого-акмеологічному напрямках професійної освіти та навчання. Особистісні якості фахівця розглядаються як метапрофесійні компетенції, що забезпечують якість праці майбутнього соціального працівника. На основі аналізу специфіки підготовки фахівців соціономічних професій окреслено загальні напрями формування професійних компетенцій соціальних працівників: пріоритет професійно-особистісного розвитку для досягнення високого рівня професіоналізму фахівця; формування психологічної, особистісної та рефлексивної компетентності; практична зорієнтованість процесу навчання. Розглянуто методи та технології активного формування психологічної та особистісної компетентності фахівця в процесі професійного навчання, а саме методика контекстного (знаково-контекстного) навчання та психолого-акмеологічні методи та процедури професійного розвитку. Стверджується, що включення до навчального процесу інноваційних, заснованих на взаємодії педагога та учня, психолого-педагогічних технологій активного навчання має формувати особистісні зони розвитку майбутніх фахівців, удосконалювати способи та засоби професійного становлення, що значно підвищує якість професійного навчання соціальних працівників. The article deals with the problems of vocational training of social workers. They are particularly considered with psychological and pedagogical aspects of training highly qualified specialists. It specifies that competence-based approach to modern education gets spreading in the professional psychology and pedagogy. The article is accented on personality-oriented and psycho-akmeological directions existing in the psychology of professional education and training. Personal qualities of the professional are considered as metaprofessional competences which ensure the future social worker’s quality of work. The general directions of formation professional competence of social workers are identified on the base of the analyses of the specific professional training socionomic professions: priority of vocational and personality development for achievement a high level of professionalism; formation of the psychological, personal and reflective competence; practical orientation of the learning process. The methods and technologies of active formation of psychological and personality’s competence of the specialist during the vocational training are reviewed in the article, specifically the method and technique of signed-contextual learning and psycho-akmeological methods and procedures of professional development. It is alleged that the inclusion in the educational process of preparation innovational, psychological and pedagogical techniques of active learning, based on the interaction between the teacher and the student, should generated personal’s development zones of the future professionals, refine the methods and means of the professional development that significantly improves the quality of social worker’s professional training.


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