Starodubtseva T.A., Voronyanskaya E.L.
THE ROLE OF CONTINUITY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE MODULES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCE OF AVIATION SCHOOL CADETS ^{[№ 9 ' 2015]}
Foreign language competence is obligatory for aviation specialists as evidenced by the analysis of the regulations in the field of higher education. Currently the problem of foreign language competence development of aviation school cadets is especially acute as in recent years accidents and incidents caused by insufficient English language proficiency have become more frequent. The condition of the aviation specialists' professional activity requires not only foreign language knowledge but also practical use of this knowledge in specific operating conditions. Therefore, the solution of the problem of inadequate foreign language competence requires the high aviation school teachers to scan educational technologies based on training modules to ensure the intensification of the process of foreign language competence development of the aviation school cadets. In this connection, there is a need to consider the role of continuity of training modules in foreign language in the development of foreign language competence of aviation school cadets. What is more two-way observance of continuity in language learning considering the teacher's and the student's positions in the educational process of the institute is emphasized. Guided by the principle of continuity, the utmost importance is given to development as an important category of continuity and the development of foreign language competence is considered as a multi-stage and an uninterrupted process with qualitative and quantitative characteristics. In the course of sequential analysis of both essential and professionally-oriented training modules the possible advantages and disadvantages of the technologies used on a particular training module are revealed. Compliance with the continuity of foreign language training modules in the foreign language competence development of aviation school cadets significantly have enhanced the language training quality of the students and their level of foreign language competence in particular.