WAYS OF IMPROVING COMMUNICATIVE AND SPEECH COMPETENCE IN LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Abstract

In the article ways of improving communicative and speech competence in learning a foreign language are considered. Communicative and speech competence of future professionals has always been the priority task of higher education. Practice shows that university students have difficulties in communication, especially at the beginning of the course. The results of the survey conducted in the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation show that 75% of the 1st year students had no previous school experience in the participation in discussions, round tables, role plays and other forms of interactive activity which led to various difficulties in communication. The necessity of improvement of communicative and speech competence requires not only the ability to use in the speech lexical and grammar constructions corresponding to the motives of speaking but also some special knowledge which can be received with the introduction of some special courses, including subjects of the psychological and culture cycle, such as Ethics of business communication, Ethics of speech communication, Psychology of speech communication, Culture of business communication and others.