Specific Features of the System of Professional Training of Future Foreign Language Teachers in Germany

The structural dynamics of socio-economic life in most countries of the world creates new requirements for the organization of the educational process of future teachers. In this context, the analysis of the structure, content and organizational features of the system of professional teacher training in European countries is of great importance for the higher education environment of Ukraine. The study is devoted to the analysis of the characteristic features of professional training of future foreign language teachers in Germany. Research methodology. The study used logical-semantic, structural-logical and system-functional methods. Scientific novelty. The functionality of the higher education system in the professional training of future foreign language teachers is determined. It has been established that in Germany, professional competence is acquired by potential teachers in different types of educational institutions, including general higher education schools, universities, higher pedagogical schools and specialized colleges. It is substantiated that the studied training system in Germany is characterized by certain specifics. Attention is focused on the potential of modern information technologies in the process of professional training of foreign language teachers, innovative possibilities of digital optimization of the studied educational process in the context of Germany are highlighted. The article describes trends in the field of improving the content of education at universities, which demonstrate a shift away from narrow specialization and the revival of compulsory training for students of all specialties. Conclusions. It has been established that the active implementation of the experience of leading European countries in the system of professional higher education in Ukraine necessitates systematic professional development of the scientific and pedagogical staff of higher education institutions of Ukraine. It is proved that in the process of standardizing the system of professional training of foreign language teachers in accordance with the requirements of the Bologna Process, a special role is given to the awareness of the optimal structure, content, organizational paradigm of the higher education environment of European countries.