Formation of Self-Educational Competence of Future Foreign Language Teachers in the Process of Professional Training

The article addresses a critical aspect of teacher education. It emphasizes the significance of self-educational competence in future foreign language teachers, a fundamental component in adapting to the rapidly changing educational environment and meeting international educational standards. The research highlights the necessity for teachers to continuously develop their qualifications and competence through active independent work, especially in learning modern teaching methodologies and improving language and methodological preparation.The article bases its research on ideas presented in the works of domestic and foreign scientists regarding the theoretical and methodological foundations of teacher training, professional self-development, and self-realization. Fundamental studies exploring the concept of “self-educational competence,” its nature, and essence are also of considerable scientific and practical value.The concept of “self-educational competence” is considered as an integrated quality of personality, manifested in the presence of structured and organized knowledge, skills, abilities in self-education, motivation for improvement, experience in independent activity, interest in continuous self-improvement, and value orientations that allow individuals to effectively solve tasks of self-realization, self-education, and self-development.The integration of modern information technologies in the process of learning foreign languages contributes to the formation of self-educational competence in future English teachers and enhances the effectiveness of learning.The purpose of the article is to analyze the essence of self-education competence of future foreign language teachers, to reveal competencies that demonstrate a high level of its formation.Materials and methods: theoretical – analysis, synthesis, comparison, generalization, systematization of scientific research.