THE CONTENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE TEACHERS: MODERN TRENDS

Abstract

The article outlines some aspects of contemporary trends in the content of professional training for future teachers of Ukrainian language and literature based on the principles of interdisciplinary integration. Taking into account scientific works and regulatory documents regarding the profiling of senior high school, various approaches to the interpretation of the concepts of "content of education," "content of training," and "interdisciplinary integration" have been outlined. It is assumed that the concept of "content of education" should be characterized as a certain system of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies, as well as worldview and moral-ethical beliefs that future teachers of the Ukrainian language and literature should acquire during their training. Important considerations of researchers regarding the close interaction of participants in the educational process, so that the content of education mastered by the student becomes a personal achievement that helps to act in non-standard and uncertain situations of the educational environment. The study presents a theoretical analysis of research work within the educational partnership aimed at updating the educational programs for the specialty "Secondary Education (Ukrainian Language and Literature)" at the first (bachelor's) and second (master's) levels at A. S. Makarenko Sumy State Pedagogical University, Sumy and Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University. It is noted that the implementation of interdisciplinary connections for the development of working educational programs, particularly in language and language-methodological disciplines, serves as a didactic condition for building a cohesive system of education based on the commonality of the content of educational disciplines and the interconnections between them. It is indicated that in the language-methodological training courses, it is advisable to consider the trends and challenges in preparing future teachers of the Ukrainian language and literature for teaching in specialized schools: the digitalization of subjects in the language and literature educational field, the development of online education, challenges related to the mental and personal development of students, the use of competency-based tasks in lessons, the activation of research and problem-searching methods, as well as project-based, interactive, and micro-learning methods. Based on the example of the trial implementation of language and methodological disciplines, it is suggested that a future teacher should possess several subsystems for the introduction of forms and methods of specialized education: the presentation of the content of specialized educational material, the organization of communication between "teacher and student," the provision of students' cognitive motivation, and the formation of key competencies that influence successful self-realization in the face of modern challenges.