Foreign language as an effective means of educational competence formation in higher school

© Serials Publications.The purpose of the training and educational process in the higher school of the Russian Federation is to prepare a highly qualified specialist. Foreign language is one of the main disciplines for the educational program of the direction 23.03.01. "Oil and Gas Business". The study of this discipline in higher institution involves raising the initial level of foreign language knowledge, achieved at the previous level of education. The realities of modern society require usage of a foreign language not only in our everyday life but also in the professional field. Therefore the implementation of special preparation of students-specialists not only in their field, but also capable of solving professional problems in a foreign language environment is needed. Thus, one of the educational competences (EC) is EC5: ability to communicate orally and in writing in Russian and foreign languages to meet the challenges of interpersonal and intercultural communication, as well as EC-7: the ability to self-organization and self-education. A foreign language is an effective means of forming these competencies. The article presents an overview of the theoretical, the practical and experimental part of the study of the formation of these competencies