ALGORITHM OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE SYSTEM OF FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY OF FUTURE HR-ENGINEERING SPECIALISTS

Abstract

The article deals with the concept of foreign language professional competence and its development in the system of professional activity of a future specialist. It was determined that the process of modern- izing the system of higher education raises the problems of improving the quality of foreign language ac- quisition which gives a competitive advantage to a graduate on a labour market as well as enables them to conduct foreign language professional communication. The purpose of the article is to create the algorithm for the development of foreign-language pro- fessional competence of a future HR engineering specialist. An algorithm of foreign language professional competence development is regarded as a certain sequence of psychological and pedagogical actions real- ized within the system of professional education and oriented on the professional activity of future HR en- gineering specialists. To achieve the formulated aim, the following tasks were considered: different approaches to under- standing foreign language competence were described, the essence of foreign language professional com- petence within the frameworks of professional activity was clarified, and an algorithm of foreign language professional development was elaborated. Due to the realization of the algorithm of foreign language pro- fessional development, the improvement of skills and abilities which are characteristics of motivational, prognostic, socio-cultural, technological and analytical criteria of foreign language professional compe- tence of future professionals is taken place on each level of its development resulting in self-development and self-improvement of personality. To solve the tasks of the investigation the following methods were employed: comparison, systema- tization, and pedagogical modelling, and methodological experiment, method of expert assessment, reflex- ive assessment method, and interviewing. The analysis of the latest publications on the subject of the research was carried out. Different ap- proaches to understanding the concept of «foreign language professional competence» were regarded. It was revealed that foreign language professional competence is a set of lexical, grammatical, socio-cultur- al and professional knowledge and skills necessary for foreign language communication in situations that are related to professional duties. It has been concluded that the usage of the algorithm of foreign language professional competence development enables: to analyse the main requirements for the development of foreign language profes- sional competence of future specialists; to determine the aims and tasks of educational activity; to sub- stantiate the system of basic data for foreign language professional competence development; to analyse characteristics of participants of the educational process; to choose criteria for the assessment of the level of foreign language professional competence development; to choose appropriate means of psychological and pedagogical influence and tactics of activity; and to evaluate your own results in foreign language pro- fessional competence development. Directions for further investigations may be outlined as follows: determination of the conditions for professional training optimization, and elaboration of the concept of professional activity development.

Keywords

• algorithm
• competence
• foreign language professional competence
• tactics of activity
• quality indicators