A DATABASE OF TEST TASKS AS AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF MONITORING FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCE IN ECONOMICS STUDENTS

Abstract

The work is based on review of research and the author’s own pedagogical experience. A database of test tasks is considered to be an effective tool, the correct application of which makes it possible to effectively monitor the forming competence of a foreign language among students studying economics. The introductory part examines some features of the modern society. The work shows the necessity of intensifying the foreign language teaching to future economists, and, consequently, the modern control forms in pedagogical practice. The article analyzes the meaning of foreign language competence with regard to the specialty of economics in university students and graduates. The author also provides a generalized description of the key components that make up its structure. The definition of the term “competence formation control” is given. The main advantages of a database of test tasks as one of its tools are identified and their examples are given.