ETHNO-CULTURAL COMPETENCE AS THE BASIS OF PROFESSIONAL READINESS OF A FUTURE TEACHER
The relevance of the ethnopedagogical competence of the future teacher is explained by a comprehensive understanding of the details of the modern socio-cultural situation. Today, the human factor is defined in public consciousness and activity as a determining factor in solving problems, and therefore one may support the idea of a person’s self-respect, the need to respect his personal dignity, spiritual experience, ethnicity, ethno-social role, the right to uniqueness, the choice of the path of knowledge and life. The purpose of the study is to reveal the concepts of “ethno-cultural approach” and “ethno-cultural competence of a teacher”, which today play an important role in the socio-economic and cultural-pedagogical sphere, when the danger of separatist ideology, ethnocentrism and discrimination increases. The article describes tasks and principles of ethno-cultural education. The tasks include the formation of cultural values of the peoples living on the territory of Kazakhstan, orientation to positive values for the cultural development of Kazakhstan and the formation of a culture of interethnic communication. The principles include openness and respect for the national traditions of the peoples of Kazakhstan, the values of the Kazakh people, readiness for dialogue, etc. The scientific novelty of the work lies in practical recommendations for the formation of ethno-cultural competence of future Kazakh teachers. The article shows that the structure of preparation for the professional activity of a teacher in a multiethnic environment should include an ethno-cultural component. Pedagogical activity is a human activity, and the “human dimension” is of fundamental importance. The problem of ethnopedagogy goes beyond the scope of a subject-oriented result, covering a wide context of personal development, holistic education, the system of professional and personal training of future teachers, the ability and willingness to work for the development of another person in a multinational educational environment.