THE FORMATION OF UNIVERSAL CAPABILITIES: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE               

Mikhanova Olga Pavlovna, Candidate of pedagogic sciences, associate professor, sub-department of English language, Penza State University, michanova@mail.ru 

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The article deals with the practical approach to the modernization of higher education - the development of basic (key) competences in the foreign language teaching. The author describes the process and the results of the educational experiment on the development of basic (key) competences of the Economics department students.

competence-based education, basic (key) competences, foreign language teaching, interactive learning.