FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING TO LINGUISTICALLY GIFTED STUDENTS: COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE

Purpose of the Study: The urgency of the problem under investigation is due to the fact that the issue of gifted students’ education is one of the most difficult and interesting aspects of contemporary pedagogy. The purpose of the article is to comprehensively characterize the components of foreign language teaching to linguistically gifted students. Methodology: New directions of teaching linguistically gifted students of non-linguistic directions, based on the communicative and personal-activity approach, are analyzed. Results: In this article, the concept of foreign language competence of students is defined and the content, forms, methods and means of pedagogical interaction in the process of foreign language teaching to gifted students are considered. The authors pay special attention to foreign language teaching to linguistically gifted students. Applications: The materials of the article can be useful for teachers, students and a wide range of readers interested in the problems of gifted students’ education.