Competence approach and its implementation in foreign language classes

Chizhikova S. N., Kolesnikova A. U.

The main aim of higher professional education is to prepare a qualified and competent specialist who is able to realize their skills and knowledge in the professional and interpersonal spheres. To achieve this goal, the issue of using a competence-based approach both in education and in teaching a foreign language becomes relevant, which gives advantages to the future specialist to be competitive in the modern labor market. A brief overview of the history of the competence approach and its principles is given, as well as the analysis of the key terms «competence» and «competency». This article considers the key competencies that are formed while teaching a foreign language, as well as the ways to implement the competence approach in foreign language classes.

Keywords:competence, competence-based approach, competent, formation of key competencies, foreign language.