THE NOTION OF COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING

Abstract

The article is devoted to the coverage and analysis of the views of foreign and domestic scholars and the main provisions of competence as a structural component of foreign language communicative competence. The essence of communicative concepts in the context of mastering foreign languages is revealed. The analysis and comparison of the structure and definition of communicative competence between researches is carried out. The article describes the concept of "communicative competence", as well as its structure. The species proposed by both foreign and domestic researchers are highlighted. An analysis of the concept of "communication strategy". The structure and concept of foreign language communicative competence as a set of knowledge, skills and abilities used during professional activity are analyzed. This aspect is also taken into account for self-education and development in this case of future professionals. The main purpose of learning foreign languages is to master foreign speech activity. In the process of learning foreign languages, it is important to be aware of the difference between such concepts as language (sign system), speech (the process of communication through language) and speech activity (unity of language and speech). Components of communicative competence include the ability to understand and overcome communication barriers. These barriers can arise, for example, in the absence of understanding of the communication situation due to different views, visions (social, political, religious, professional). In addition, there is still a great need for the study of professionally-oriented foreign language communication, because it is the basis in the process of interaction with future professionals. The relevance of the research topic is determined by the fact that the development of modern society, networking and cross-border cooperation is increasingly dependent on knowledge of foreign languages. As a result, foreign language communication and cooperation between different countries of the world requires updating and significant changes in methods and approaches to learning foreign languages.