STAGES OF STUDENTS’ FOREIGN LANGUAGE AUDITORY COMPETENCE FORMATION

Abstract

The article presents an analysis of the specifics of the development of students’ listening skills as one of the key aspects of foreign language competence formation. The main purpose of the work is to characterise the stages of foreign language auditory competence formation. The paper highlights the typical listening comprehension difficulties, and presents recommendations aimed at overcoming them. As a result of the study, the main stages of the formation of foreign language competence (preparatory, basic and analytical) are analysed and a set of exercises corresponding to them is described. The development of listening skills contributes to the effective learning of a foreign language and the formation of foreign language competence necessary for the successful intercultural communication.