The main approaches to foreign language training in the higher education institution of tourist profile

The article considers the essence of the main approaches to professionally oriented foreign language teaching of future tourism professionals in terms of formation and development of professional competences that provide competence in effective professional communication, readiness and ability for intercultural interaction, professional and personal self-realization. The main objective of this study is to update the most effective approaches to teaching a foreign language for professional purposes to students majoring in tourism and to summarize the basic patterns of realization of the activating and developing potential of a foreign language in the process of professionally oriented language training. The analytical-synthetic method of research of the raised questions through the prism of the accumulated experience of the organization of professionally oriented foreign language training in the institution of higher education of a tourist profile has determined considering these issues on the plane of personal and professional development, whose integral element is formation of important professional competences.