THE CONCEPT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE AS A COMPONENT IN THE TRAINING OF HIGHER MEDICAL EDUCATION STUDENTS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11603/m.2414-5998.2025.4.15859Keywords:
communication; foreign language professional communication; foreign language communicative competence; foreign language; students of higher medical education.Abstract
Abstract. This article examines the theoretical aspects of foreign language communicative competence in students of higher medical education. The study analyses the concepts of «communication», «linguistic communication», «foreign language professional communication», and «foreign language communicative competence». It is emphasized that the development of medicine and national healthcare systems requires the application of advancements in medicine from other countries. In this context, proficiency in a foreign language and the ability to communicate with international specialists play a crucial role. Therefore, foreign language communicative competence is an essential component of the professional competence of future medical practitioners. Foreign language communicative competence is defined as an integrative personal and professional quality that determines a specialist’s ability and readiness to creatively address practice-oriented and communicative tasks within their professional activity and foreign language professional communication. The foundation of foreign language communicative competence is foreign language professional communication, understood as a system of communicative norms, skills, and strategies that enables effective use of a foreign language for professional communicative activities, participation in international projects, continuation of studies abroad, and engagement in scientific research. Teaching foreign languages for professional purposes at higher medical education institutions ensures the development of the necessary communicative capacity in both oral and written forms of professional communication. It equips students with practical language skills across various types of speech activity to the extent required by professional needs and facilitates access to the latest professional information through foreign language sources.
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