TESTING AS AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF CONTROLLING THE FORMATION OF LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL COMPETENCE

Abstract

The article describes the specifics of testing as an effective means of controlling the modern university students’ linguistic and cultural competence formation. For its topic the most complete disclosure at the beginning, the author demonstrates the importance of this competence formation among future professionals who are competitive in a post-industrial society. Then the essence and structure of linguistic and cultural competence are determined. The key potencies existing for its development in the organizations of the higher education system at its development present stage are considered. Further, the main possibilities of testing as an effective means of controlling its formation in students are studied. A comparison is made between testing on the one hand and other forms of control over the linguistic and cultural competence formation on the other. Both its advantages and disadvantages are demonstrated.