THE PLACE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE IN THE PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO OF A CIVIL SERVANT

Abstract

The article is devoted to determining the place of foreign language communicative competence in the professional portfolio of a modern civil servant. In order to conduct this study, a detailed analysis of a number of important domestic scientific works as well as the regulatory and legislative framework is carried out. It is established that an important condition for entering the civil service and its further passage at all stages is the appropriate level of professional portfolio of a civil servant. The efficiency of the civil service as a whole depends on the level of professional portfolio of every modern civil servant. Therefore, enough attention in the article is paid to the competence approach, as an important aspect that indicates the efficiency and effectiveness of the organization of official activities. Communicative competence is highlighted as an important component of professional portfolio. Having the need to involve civil servants in international relations, constant presence in the international information space, communication skills and a sufficient level of knowledge of English for professional purposes become crucial in this matter and give impetus to the formation and development of foreign language communicative competence. In order to reveal the essence of this competence, attention is drawn to its main components, and an explanation is provided for each of them. The study proved that the formation and development of foreign language communicative competence occurs simultaneously with the professional training of civil servants. Examples of foreign language programs (English) taught at the state level, in which civil servants are involved, are given. But it is also noted that self-education and self-development have no less significant impact on learning, which allows to plan, to adjust, to coordinate the learning and independently absorb the formation of foreign language communicative competence as a part of professional portfolio. As a result of the study, it is noted that foreign language communicative competence occupies a prominent place in the professional portfolio of a modern civil servant and promotes the application of knowledge and skills acquired during professional training in professional activities, using special linguistic tools.