Formation of linguistic competence of highly qualified specialists through various forms of speech activity
Outlining the purpose, objectives and content of professional language training in higher education, the author considers professionally relevant competences that are generated in the course of language training from the point of view of the requirements of the federal state educational standard. This article is devoted to the linguistic and didactic competences within the range of professional competences for the teaching profession for the post-graduates, adjuncts and degree candidates learning foreign languages. Situational basis of training of highly qualified specialists from the point of view of the development of linguistic competence is substantiated as well as its components (grammatical, lexical, phonetic); recommendations on planning and organization of educational activities that promote cognitive and social development of highly qualified specialists are observed.