ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN THE PARADIGM OF FORMATION OF COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCIES OF UNIVERSITY CADETS
Keywords:
communicative competence, English as a foreign language, university cadets, professional skills, military-political organizationsAbstract
The purpose of this article is to consider English as a foreign language in the context of forming communicative competencies of university cadets. The relevance of the study is due to the enhanced integration processes that cover various areas of modern life, including the field of military service. Increasingly, states are to face challenges to peace and security as part of international military-political organizations, the successful operation of which is possible only with quality communication between all the participants, provided by various standardization processes, including speech instruments, the official language of communication and documentation, and the unified collection of professional military vocabulary. Besides, the key to peace issues are the ability to conduct dialogue, find compromise, talk and negotiate on a parity basis, which require that those involved in military industry have high quality communicative competencies. All this requires changes in the curricula of the universities that train military students, and a special approach to teaching English, aimed at excellent command of military vocabulary, the ability to perceive information in a foreign language by ear and through reading, the knowledge of grammar, spelling, punctuation, mastery of the military style of speech and writing.
Methodology. Descriptive-analytical research methods are dominant in the preparation of this study.
Scientific novelty. The study identified the impact of globalization processes on the modern model of military service, outlined the concept of communicative competence of university cadets, clarified the role of English for professional and personal development of military students, identified the trends in English for servicemen, formulated the basic competencies to acquire by each university cadet during the implementation of English language training programs.
Conclusions. The communicative-competence component prioritizes the study and use of a foreign language in order to effectively achieve the pragmatic goals of professional military and personal communication. Fundamental is the thesis that a modern cadet a priori cannot be successful, professionally realized without a proper command of English.
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