PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS

Abstract

The article is devoted to the actual problem of defining the concept of «professional competence of a foreign language teacher». The introduction of new standards has set serious challenges for all teachers. The State educational standard has been firmly established in our professional life. But whatever reforms take place in the education system as a result, they, in one way or another, affect the teacher directly. Therefore, in the context of modernizing modern education, the professional competence of a foreign language teacher is particularly important. This article discusses various existing interpretations of this concept in relation to the specialty of a foreign language teacher. Defining the structure of this concept, the author points to the strategy of preparing students for teaching.