IMPROVING THE METHODOLOGY FOR DEVELOPING THE COMPETENCIES OF FUTURE ENGINEERS THROUGH CRITICAL THINKING

During the theoretical analysis of scientific literature, the level of knowledge of the problem of improving communicative competence of students was determined. There are different definitions of this concept. In some sources, communicative competence refers to the level of formation of interpersonal experience necessary for the successful integration of a person into a certain professional team based on personal abilities and social status; in others, communication is perceived as a person's ability to do it on the basis of competent coordination of the interaction of individual components of speech activity to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of the competence process; thirdly, the synthesis of theoretical knowledge about these processes and practical skills of direct interaction with others in a certain professional environment, etc.