The Application of Acmeological Technologies in the Process of Future Foreign Language Teacher Training in the Institutions of Higher Education

Abstract

The article deals with the expediency of the application of acmeological technologies in the process of future foreign language teacher training in the institutions of higher education. The topicality of our research is predetermined by dynamic paradigmatic transformations in the process of step-by-step development of Ukrainian foreign language education during the implementation of the New Ukrainian School reform. We analyzed the essence of acmeological approach, the application of which is aimed at creating full-fledged conditions for effective professional development and self-development of the personality of a future professional. The acmeological technologies, which were implemented during an experimental study, have been characterized. The expediency of their application was studied by means of experiment‚ the participants of which were 2 lecturers and 29 second-year students of the first (Bachelorʼs) level of higher education of the Faculty of Foreign Languages of Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University. It has been proven that the applied acmeological technologies contribute to increasing the effectiveness of foreign language acquisition at a given stage of education. We also analyzed the academic performance of students before and after the experiment within each group. There was an increase in the percentage of students mastering the language at a sufficient level. After the experiment the sufficient level in group No. 1 was 54% (before the experiment – 39%)‚ group No. 2 – 40% (before the experiment – 34%). The prospects for further scientific research in the chosen field may be observed in the study of the application of acmeological technologies in foreign language teaching methodology classes, which will enable the logical continuation of our research.
 Keywords: acmeology; acmeological technologies; gaming technologies; project technologies;technologies of using multimedia tools; training of future teachers; English; German.