DEVELOPING PRACTICAL SKILLS OF INTENDING TEACHERS THROUGH A COURSE OF STUDY
The article is devoted to the concept of practical preparation of students for their future professional activity. The emphasis is placed on the forms and methods of practical skills development in pedagogical, methodological and research fields of professional activity. The purpose of the work is to generalize the experience of practical training of future foreign language teachers at Saratov State University. The author analyzes the methodological support of disciplines within the framework of the bachelor's and master's degree programmes. The article considers some possibilities of practical training of students during the basic courses of the educational programme at a pedagogical university. Conclusions are drawn about the most relevant and appropriate activities and tasks used in the classroom for the development of students’ professional and pedagogical skills.