Keyword: «teacher education»

The article addresses the problem of developing critical listening skills in pedagogical students. Critical listening is defined as the ability not only to comprehend the content of a foreign-language utterance but also to analyze the speaker’s communicative strategies, identify persuasive techniques, and evaluate the argumentative validity of the message. Based on experimental work conducted at Ryazan State University named after S.A. Yesenin, the article describes a methodology for developing these skills using English-language political speeches as didactic material. A three-stage system of tasks is presented, including guided analysis, group analytical work, and independent comprehensive analysis. The results of the experimental verification demonstrate positive dynamics in the development of cognitive and operational-activity components of communicative competence in future teachers.

The article discusses the problem of the development of intercultural competence of students of pedagogical training areas in the process of teaching a foreign language. The approaches to understanding intercultural competence in Russian and foreign pedagogy are analyzed. The expediency of using authentic video materials in the educational process of a pedagogical department is substantiated. The main methodological techniques of working with authentic video materials aimed at the formation of components of the intercultural competence of future teachers are described.