ENHANCING PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING: PRACTICING INFORMATION AND CONTEXTUAL TECHNOLOGIES

Abstract

This article is about the possibilities of using new information technologies in teaching a foreign language in the formation of students` professional competence, which increases the personal and developmental orientation of higher professional education. Several factors are given that determine the formation of students` professional competence in teaching a foreign language. Great attention is paid to innovative teaching methods and technologies, including the use of the Internet. The use of new information technologies and Internet resources in professional activities puts forward new requirements for future specialists and their level of professional competencies in teaching foreign languages. A foreign language is defined as a means of forming the professional orientation of a future foreign language specialist. University graduates require a new quality of training for a foreign language teachers in the strengthening the pedagogical training.