DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE FORMATION OF PROFESSIONALLY-BASED COMPETENCE OF FUTURE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS

Abstract

To date, digital technologies are on-demand due to the development of the Internet and the emergence of many computer programs that simplify the learning process. Moreover, digital technologies have significantly changed foreign language acquisition by supplying the teaching process with authentic sources. The development of digital technologies requires competent professionals therefore the role of professional competencies has increased in recent years. Professionally-based competence is essential since it is formed via studying profession-related disciplines.  To identify the scientific and methodological bases of using digital technologies for the formation of the professionally-based competence of future foreign language teachers, the views of scientists regarding digital technologies and the advantages of digital technologies on foreign language education are presented in the article. The differences between the concepts “competence” and “competency” are explained in the article to define the concept of “the professionally-based competence” of future foreign language teachers. The digital technologies, relevant for the formation of the professionally-based competence of future foreign language teachers, are manifested and exemplified in the article. Views of local and foreign scientists in terms of using digital technologies for the formation of the professionally-based competence of future foreign language teachers are analyzed in the article. Digital technologies, representing a huge potential to form the professionally-based competence of future foreign language teachers, are illustrated in the article.