SKILLS FORMATION IN THE SYSTEM OF UNIVERSAL COMPETENCIES IN THE PROCESS OF STUDYING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN GRADUATE SCHOOL

Abstract

The article deals problems of postgraduate’s training organization as the third level of higher education. Political, economic and social changes in the world require a new approach to the young scientists’ foreign language training and to the new competencies mastering. The author considers methods and techniques aimed at developing language skills which are necessary for successful communication in the international scientific community. The expediency of choosing the most effective methods and techniques of teaching is substantiated on the basis of a small study provided among graduate students of Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. The author comes to the conclusion that graduate students consider the study of foreign languages as a tool for successful self-realization in research activities, as well as allowing them to become a full participant in intercultural scientific communication.