Pedagogical assistance to “Lingva” program participants professional writing skills formation at the elementary stage of language training

This article explains the importance of the formation of academic staff competence in foreign language writing caused by the need of publishing articles in peer-reviewed journals included in Scopus and Web of Science databases. When analyzing the literature we revealed some specific features of pedagogical assistance, which make it the most appropriate form of educational and pedagogical interaction with the adult audience. The concept “assistance” was defined with regard to the formation of academic writing skills for a university. The sociological survey and professional activity analysis have shown that a professional lecturer writing skills include two components: writing for teaching purposes and academic writing. The study resulted in the list of competences each university lecturer should perform using professional writing skills in a foreign language. The results can be used for the development of the retraining programs and for the advanced training of academic staff.