The structure of the professional foreign language competency of a future specialist

The article is devoted to the study of the content and structure components of the professional foreign language competency of a future specialist. Based on the research of pedagogical, psychological and methodological sources related to the problem and practical experience, it is established that the issue of the professional foreign language competency, its structure has not been sufficiently investigated yet. It has been noted that the process of training of a future specialist to obtain a high level of foreign language for professional activities performance is becoming an urgent requirement of the modern world. Thus, the formation of the professional foreign language competency of a future specialist in higher education institutions is one of the strategic directions of reformation of the system of education in Ukraine, which determines the relevance of the scientific research. The purpose of the article is to interpret the term and define structure components of the professional foreign language competency of a future specialist. Theoretical (analysis of scientific sources, pedagogical, psychological literature, educational and methodological manuals, comparison, generalization of pedagogical experience) methods were used to research the problem and identify difficulties associated with foreign language learning, motivation to learn a foreign language in the context of its application in future professional activities. It has been revealed that the process of formation of the professional foreign language competency of a future specialist is complex and multi-stage and involves mastering many types of competences. Authors have substantiated the content and structure components of the professional foreign language competency of a future specialist, namely: motivational, cognitive, active and reflexive, which, in turn, provide motivation and purposefulness, meaningfulness and integrity, efficiency and effectiveness of actions to achieve the goal of communicative activity.