The dissertation presents theoretical and methodological analysis of foreign language training of future specialists in social sphere at general philosophic, general scientific, specifically scientific, applied levels. The essence and the content of the concepts «foreign language speaking» and «social» in the context of the problem of foreign language communicative competence formation of future specialists in social sphere in educational environment of the university are determined.
It is proved that foreign language training of future specialists in social sphere in conditions of globalization acquires standardization, based on the complex of pluralism, linguistic relativism and complementarity principles. The research discovers that on the concept level foreign language training of future specialists in social sphere in Ukraine is considered in several basic contexts – general social, general scientific, social and group, individual and personal.
In the research the structure of foreign language competence of future specialists in social sphere in educational environment of the university is presented on the basis of competence (considers different competences as parts of foreign language communicative competence) and functional (every component has its own meaning according to the processes providing it) approaches. That gives the possibility to identify the following components of the competence: motivational and axiological, cognitive, activity and methodical, reflexive and evaluative.
The concept and the content of professional training of modern social sphere specialists in educational environment of the university as well as the concept of methodical system construction of foreign language training of future specialists in social sphere are characterized. The content and the structure of the methodical system of foreign language training of future specialists in social sphere at the university are designed in unity of the following components: purpose-oriented (the taxonomy of goals of foreign language training of social sphere specialists), content (the content of foreign language training of social sphere specialists), tool (a complex of the most effective forms and methods of foreign language teaching), methodological (the essence of the key values of the profession of social pedagogue / social worker in European educational and professional environment taking into account the basic concepts), control and evaluation (the complex of control and evaluation methods of foreign language training of social sphere specialists and possibility of integral monitoring the level of foreign language competence formation of the students). The criteria (activity, cognitive, communicative, socio-cultural, personal, reflexive, motivational, practical) and levels (high, sufficient, average, low) of foreign language competence of the mentioned above specialists are determined. Pedagogical conditions of foreign language training of future specialists in social sphere in educational environment of the university are grounded (focus on individual motivation of professional training of future specialists in social sphere; consistency of the professional training process and social demands and current trends; providing interdisciplinary in the process of foreign language training at the university; use of individual trajectory of foreign language learning by students taking into account the youth path for career building; inclusion in the professional training process of future specialists in social sphere the informal educational component).
The research specifies the essence and the structure of foreign language competence of future specialists in social sphere; modern models and technologies of specialists’ training in higher educational establishments. Effective forms and methods of foreign language training of future specialists in social sphere are substantiated and tested.
