SCIENTIFIC APPROACHES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAN-GUAGE COMPETENCE OF STUDENTS IN THE PROCESS OF FOR-EIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING

The basic approaches to the development of language competence of students in the conditions of studying a foreign language, as well as the peculiarities of thinking activities in the speech process, have been analysed and generalized. The psychological essence of educational activity of students aimed at mastering a foreign language has been considered. It was clarified that none of the approaches takes into account the specifics of real mental actions that a person performs in the process of generation and perception of speech statement. Such actions represent an essential basis for language competence, and their purposeful formation is an effective way of optimizing student learning in higher education environment.