FORMATION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE OF MILITARY SERVICEMEN IN THE PROCESS OF DISTANCE TEACHING

Abstract

The article is devoted to the issue of formation of foreign language communicative competence of servicemen of the Institute of the Department of State Guard of Ukraine (further – Institute of the DSGU) in the conditions of distance teaching. The main approaches to defining the essence of the concept of foreign language communicative competence are analyzed, the main structural components and features of its formation for servicemen of the Institute of the DSGU are determined. The foreign language communicative competence of the servicemen of the Institute of the DSGU should be considered as the ability of the individual to realize communicative models of foreign language behavior in stereotypical communicative situations of professional purposes acquired in the educational process. Foreign language teaching involves the generalization and improvement of the basic level of foreign language proficiency in connection with in-depth specialized language training aimed at the application of the acquired knowledge in the field of further professional activity. Taking into account the realities of modern life, the peculiarities of the application of distance teaching format are analyzed, its main forms and methods of implementation are clarified. The formation of foreign language communicative competence is possible as a result of the organization of the following activities: the use of messengers and social networks to organize feedback with students (Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Moodle, etc.); systematic organization of work with authentic video and audio resources of professional and general purposes; application of interactive technologies enable to activate communication skills in a remote format (role-playing games, project method, case methods, presentations, etc.); application of digital visualization tools (Quizlet, Duolingo, Mindmap, Classtoolsnet). The concept of distance teaching technologies of a foreign language is defined and the optimal conditions of their usage are characterized. A perspective rational and methodological combination of distance teaching will create and implement competencyoriented tasks that can help students master the knowledge, skills, abilities and acquisition of personal qualities, behavioral and communicative strategies for the foreign language communicative competence of servicemen of the Institute of the DSGU. Prospects for further research that require analysis of new forms of distance teaching and the possibility of their application are to be considered within the competence approach in foreign language teaching.