Language animation as a means to form foreign language communicative competence among master's students

Statement of the problem. The article deals with the process of forming a foreign language communicative competence among master’s students through the use of the method of language animation in the educational process, designed to ensure compliance with the requirements of modern higher education for practice-oriented preparation for future professional activities within the educational organization. The need for communicative-game animation programs that prepare students for professional activities, according to the research, is only partially provided by their implementation in practice. The purpose of the article is to present the authors’ recommendations on the use of the method of language animation in the process of forming a foreign language communicative competence at the master’s level. The methodology consists in the analysis of the research results of the use of the method of language animation in process of formation of foreign language communicative competence. Research results. The authors’ recommendations on the use of the method of language animation have been developed, including a block of tasks for the development of group dynamics, aimed at overcoming the language barrier, tested in practice. Conclusion. The results of the approbation of the recommendations indicate that the use of the method of language animation allows us to solve the main problem associated with the implementation of the process of formation and development of foreign language communicative competence: removing the language barrier during the interaction of participants in foreign language communication.