Concept realization of the competency potential of academic subject within professional development of educators

The paper deals with the generalized outcomes of the many-a-year research conducted of the academics of the Foreign Languages and Culture Studies Department of Academy of the Professional Development and Re-Training of Educators, Moscow, Russia. The research was in the field of the development of the concept of the competency potential of a given academic subject or the holistic professional training. The author visualizes and proves theoretically that the idea of the competency potential as being used as grounding for the development of the syllabi and curricular related with the teaching of foreign languages at several large universities of Moscow reasonable proved. It paves the way to the advancement of the quality of the didactic documents alongside with the quality of the academic service provided. Of considerable importance is also the elaborated algorithm of the content and technology development for the learning outcomes control in the context of the competency approach. The article exemplifies the application of the proposed concept within the framework of the professional development courses for teachers and school administrators.