Formation of methodical competence of future teachers of foreign languages: the personality-activity approach

The article defines peculiarities of personal activity approach in forming methodological competence with master’s degree students ? future French teachers in the process of their self-dependent out-of-classroom work. Personality activity approach is studied in unity of its both components and from the position of a teacher of the subject called ?Methodology of teaching foreign languages at high school?. In the context of personal component from the position of a master’s degree student it is emphasized the development of his/her personality, professionally meaningful personal and psychical qualities, and in the context of the activity component ? ability of the students to organize personal learning on the individual trajectory. In personal component from the position of a teacher it is emphasized the motivation for creative process of learning as well as the wish to use various learning technologies. The activity component is fulfilled by defining the content of study, developing means of study including application of informational and communicative technologies.