The present study looks at the use of educational computer programs in professional training of students majoring in Philology. It highlights the urgency for new approaches to improve the educational process in response to the requirements of present realities. This study draws upon extensive corpus research on the use of innovative technologies in education. The findings reveal that there are certain differences in the application of this technology in teaching abroad and in the Ukrainian pedagogical practices. It was established that implementation of educational computer programs, in contrast with traditional teaching methods, has potential benefits as well as certain limitations. This research substantiates the importance of considering these factors when aiming to improve professional skills of future teachers and their linguistic competences. The conclusions drawn from the research findings allow providing recommendations concerning the improvement of professional training of foreign language teachers by means of educational computer programs.

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The article discusses foreign language communicative competence of future teachers of foreign language and the problem of interconnection of foreign language communicative and professional competence of the future teacher of foreign languages. General language competences were considered and it was proved that foreign language communicative competence is what distinguishes a foreign languages teacher. The definition «foreign language communicative competence» and its content was analyzed. It was proved that foreign language communicative competence is an important component of communicative culture and an integral part of the preparation of modern specialists for further application of the acquired knowledge, skills and personal qualities in the foreign language environment, carrying out of interlingual, intercultural and interpersonal communication. It was clarified that the formation of the foreign language communicative competence is in such knowledge of the foreign language, which allows to use it to satisfy professional needs, to realize personal business contacts and further professional self-education and self-development. The definition analyses of the term «foreign language communicative competence» was carried out. The analysis of sources and recent publications of the subject has been carried out and the factors of forming of the foreign language communicative competence in practice were distinguished. Special attention was paid to the publications over the last twenty years. It was proved that foreign language communicative competence is an important and integral part of the professional competence of the teacher of foreign language. The goal of the formation of the foreign language communicative competence was specified. Different approaches to the definition of the foreign language communicative competence were researched three main approaches to the understanding of the notion of foreign language communicative competence were distinguished on the basis of the publications of the domestic researchers. Author's definition was proposed based on the theoretical analyses.

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PEDAGOGICAL SCIENCES