UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE OF THE PROFESSIONAL DIRECTION IN THE FORMATION OF SPEECH-COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE OF A PHILOLOGIST-TEACHER OF THE UKRAINIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Abstract

Methodological and practical aspects of the professional training of the Ukrainian philologists of Lviv Ivan Franko National University are considered, in particular in the context of the implementation of the discipline of “Ukrainian language of the professional direction”. The main thematic groups of the course issues important for the acquisition of the linguistic and communicative competence of the specialist are singled out and analyzed. In particular, attention is paid to the aspect of perception of language as a sign system and social phenomenon; aspect of the norm of the literary language and practical application of language knowledge; aspect of the realization of the professional goals of a philologist, in particular a teacher of Ukrainian as a foreign language, in oral and written spheres of speech. The article emphasizes the practical significance of the discipline of “Ukrainian language of the professional direction” in the system of specialist training. Philologist is treated as a linguistic personality whose own communicative behavior can adequately shape or influence the environment of speakers. “Ukrainian language of the professional direction” as a normative course in the university complex of humanities is designed for students of the Faculty of Philology of the first year of study at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv – helps to develop the right motivation to study of all linguistics disciplines included in the list of the chosen field of study, with a practical understanding of the application of language knowledge; affects the formation of communicative behavior of the specialist in all areas of future implementation of the philologist. The purpose of the course is to form a linguistic basis for the professional activities taking into account the modern communicative space (direct or indirect communication in all forms and genres of implementation) by means of the Ukrainian language. Philologist-teacher of the Ukrainian as a foreign language is a specialist who has pedagogical and psychological abilities, skills, who has adequate perception, sense of the language he teaches, is fluent in this language, skillfully applies language knowledge in any communicative situations orally or written field of activity in order to achieve professional goals – to teach Ukrainian to foreign students. Key words: Ukrainian language of the professional direction, speech-communicative competence, language personality, language consciousness, literary language, language norm, speech styles, speech culture.