Integration of competences in foreign language education of modern specialists

The purpose of the research is to reveal the essence and practical orientation of the competences relevant for the foreign language education of modern specialists. The theoretical significance of scientific research is determined by the hypothesis: the integration of competences in the process of studying a foreign language increases the level of foreign communication culture. The practical significance of the research results is to test and confirm the hypothesis in its own experience of teaching a foreign language to students of non-philological specialties. In the process of preparation of the article, theoretical methods (analysis, comparison, classification) and empirical methods (observation, rating method, test control, questionnaires) were used. The article analyzes competent structural professional training, developed by Ukrainian and foreign educational institutions, as well as a number of competences relevant to foreign language education of modern specialists. The evolution of the concept of "competence" is considered in relation to the study of a foreign language: from grammatical, according to M. Khomsky, to communicative and intercultural - in modern didactics. On the basis of the projects of the sphere of professional activity, the practical direction of the individual competencies is determined, which ensure the attraction of a foreign language as an accessible means of communication and the gathering of experience of professional training. Their significance for the formation of a foreign language communicative culture, which is a criterion for future specialists' readiness for professional activity, is discussed. On the basis of analysis of scientific sources and the author's verification of the competency approach in teaching in a foreign language according to the professional orientation, a conclusion is made about the correlation of competences and requirements of educational programs in foreign languages in the variables of professional training of modern specialists.