SCIENTIFIC AND METHODOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPING INDIVIDUAL’S INTERACTIVE COMPETENCE DURING FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AT THE UNIVERSITY LEVEL

Abstract

In modern conditions, foreign language education is positioned as one of the key factors in the socio-cultural and socio-economic development of a country, with its effectiveness directly influencing the nation's competitiveness and international standing. Accordingly, qualifications as an outcome of professional training imply that graduates possess specific professional skills and abilities. A modern specialist requires not only professional competencies in their specific field but also competencies in interactive communication. The development of an interactive competence of individuals within the process of learning a foreign language is enabled through purposeful and step-by-step activities. The development of a system of professional training relies on administrative, organizational, material resources, but scientific and methodological support form the basis of progressive trends. Scientific and methodological support of the process of teaching a foreign language, acting as an important component of the model, enables using all the resources of higher education in the formation of interactive competence of specialists, determines the general methodology of selection, scientific principles, methods, criteria and applied mathematical apparatus. This article provides a detailed analysis of the main tasks at each stage of the model for developing an individual's interactive competence. Particular attention is given to competency-based tasks as one of the pedagogical methods for fostering interactive competence, specifically in the context of communication.