Improving the level of development of speech competence of students in higher educational institutions through the implementation of the author’s program

Abstract

The developed method was tested at the Moscow State Regional University. As a result of its testing, the authors identified the reasons for the development of students ‘speech competence and described the necessary methods to improve its level. The analysis of the obtained data showed that in the experimental group, the level of development of speech competence after the implementation of the program for the formation of speech competence of students significantly increased in comparison with the results obtained in the control group. These data demonstrate a gradual change in values in the direction of improving the level of speech and language training of students from the first year to the third. In the course of the study, a pattern was formulated, which consists in the fact that the level of speech competence depends more on the creation of the necessary conditions for the professionalization of speech activity. The author’s program widely uses texts of a professional nature, as well as tasks aimed at developing skills and abilities to work with analytical information, with professional service documentation, compiled mainly in official business, scientific styles. The presented didactic material for classes is mainly compiled from professional texts in order to familiarize students with the specifics of these texts and develop skills and abilities to work with such materials.