The Aspect Analysis of the System of Formation of Professional Competence of a Specialist in the Field of Tourism
The purpose of this study is to create a descriptive model of the system of professional competence in the field of a foreign language of a tourism specialist. The objectives of the study are to conduct a didactic analysis of the system of professional training and theoretical generalization of competencies in foreign language proficiency in the aspect of improving the quality of professional competence of a tourism specialist. The research methodology is based on the use of a competence-based discourse approach in professionally-oriented foreign language teaching. The use of methods of complex and comparative analysis of the content of the sample work program and educational and methodological complexes in a foreign language for tourism specialists allows us to form the principles and content of the professional competence of tourism specialists in their foreign language training. As a result of the study, the main aspects, didactic components and the necessary content of didactic units for the formation of professional competence of a specialist in the field of tourism were identified, and a descriptive model of the system of professional competence in the field of a foreign language of a specialist in the field of tourism was presented.