MULTILINGUAL EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AS A CONDITION FOR DEVELOPING PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF SPECIALISTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Abstract

The article investigates the role of a multilingual educational environment in developing professional competence of students in higher educational institutions of Russia and Kyrgyzstan. The problem of functioning three languages (state, international community, and global) in the higher education system and their impact on the quality of specialist training is examined. It is shown that multilingualism is not an obstacle but a resource for developing cognitive and communicative abilities of students. The experience of successful implementation of multilingual educational programs in universities of both countries is analyzed. Particular attention is paid to developing metalinguistic awareness and skills in switching between languages (code-switching) as a necessary condition for professional activity in the global economy. Based on the analysis of educational practice, technologies for optimizing multilingual educational space are proposed, including revision of curriculum content, staff training, and development of methodological recommendations for teachers. The article contains practical proposals for overcoming the crisis of language competence in the higher education system of the post-Soviet space.