Language portfolio of foreign language teacher as means of self-regulation of professional growth

The teacher of foreign language needs to be engaged in self-education, self-monitoring and self-regulation to comply with all requirements of teaching. The article deals with one of the models of non-formal advanced training of foreign language teachers as the language portfolio. The language portfolio of foreign language teacher is a means of self-reflection and professional growth. The presence of the reflective element in the language portfolio makes self-control process meaningful and systematic. Teacher of foreign language tracks own successes in the field of teaching methodology and language cultivation with the help of the language portfolio. Different skills of speech activity, based on the international six-tier system or its adaptive Russian counterpart, are taking into account national specificities and national traditions in the field of foreign language education.