Summary To the question on defining the concept “technology of foreign language training in a higher educational establishment” Zhetpisbayeva B.A. – dean of the faculty of foreign languages of Y.A. Buketov Karaganda State University, doctor of
pedagogical sciences, professor,zhetpisbajeva@mail.ru Shaikhyzada Zh.G. – PhD student of the faculty of foreign languages of Y.A. Buketov
Karaganda State University, shaikhyzada@yandex.ru The demand of Kazakhstan’s society for competitive in the modern labour market specialists who are able to use a
foreign language as a tool in solving professional tasks has defined the teaching of foreign languages to specialists of
various profiles as a compulsory component of their higher professional education. In this article the authors define the
concept “technology of foreign language training in a higher educational establishment” which can serve as a new
methodological approach in the foreign language education system and contribute to achieving the main aim of foreign
language teaching in higher educational institutions – the formation of foreign professional-communicative competence
of students.
Key words: foreign language education, foreign language training, pedagogical technology, teaching technology,
education technology, technology of foreign language training.