The development of Professional Foreign Language Competence for ESP students: Case of Kazakh National Agrarian University students

Abstract:

According to the intensive processes of the higher education reformation, the development of the students’ professional competence occupies a leading position. Nowadays it is necessary to train future specialists to act professionally due to the demands of ever changing social and cultural environment. Therefore, the relevance of this paper is determined by the needs of modern society for qualified specialists who will fulfill professional tasks in a foreign language society at various intercultural levels. Since agriculture is one of the main vital sectors of Kazakhstan’s national economy there is a need to develop professional foreign language competence of Agrarian University students which could be implemented by stages, approaches and by considering the content of foreign language education.

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