Independent Work of Students as an Essential Component of the Communicative Competence Development in the Context of the Federal State Educational Standards of Higher Education

Abstract

The relevance of the researched problem is driven by the need to use the independent
work of students at in-class and out-of-class activities at university to develop their
communicative competence in the context of implementing the Federal State
Educational Standards of Higher Education of the new generation. The purpose of the
article is to make a case for the possible and necessary use of the independent work
for the development of the students’ communicative competence. The leading method
of the research is empirical one that allows to monitor the independent work, to
measure indicators using specifically designed assignments, tests, etc. and to compare
those indicators, as well as methods of mathematical statistics and graphical
representation of results. The assignment complex that is necessary and sufficient for
the effective development of students’ speech competence has been developed and
tested: assignments for in-class and out-of-class activities, game situations on
professional topics, various events during extracurricular time, etc. The materials of the
article can be used in the practical work of teachers of linguistic disciplines not only in
universities, but also in colleges, and are also of interest to all those who are involved
in professional and pedagogical activity