Digitally oriented strategies for developing professional competence of future foreign language specialists

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https://doi.org/10.46502/issn.1856-7576/2026.20.01.1

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professional competence, foreign language specialists, digital technologies, digital educational environment, higher education.

Abstract

This study aims to substantiate and experimentally verify the effectiveness of digitally oriented pedagogical technology for developing professional competence among undergraduate students majoring in foreign languages. A quasi-experimental mixed-methods research design was employed, involving control (n = 77) and experimental (n = 79) groups. The pedagogical intervention integrated digital learning platforms, language learning applications, artificial intelligence–based tools, digital portfolios, and gamified learning activities into the instructional process. Data were collected through questionnaires, diagnostic tests, structured observations, and self-assessment scales, covering motivational, cognitive, epistemological, activity-based, and communicative components of professional competence. Quantitative data were analyzed using Pearson’s chi-square test (χ²) at a significance level of α = 0.05. The findings reveal statistically significant improvements in the overall level of professional competence and its individual components in the experimental group compared to the control group. The results confirm that the implementation of digitally oriented pedagogical technology contributes to higher levels of student motivation, professional knowledge acquisition, communicative skills, and practical language use. The study provides empirical evidence supporting the effectiveness of digital technologies in foreign language teacher education and offers practical implications for modernizing professional training in higher education institutions.

Author Biographies

Yuliia Liakhovska, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine.

Doctor of Philosophy, Lecturer of the Special Language Training Department, Military Faculty of International Relations and Law, Military Institute, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine.

Yaroslav Chernonkov, Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs, Ukraine.

PhD in Pedagogics, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of Department of Language Training, Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs, Ukraine.

Oksana Balanaieva, Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs, Ukraine. 

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs, Ukraine. 

Oksana Lypchanko-Kovachyk, Mukachevo State University, Ukraine. 

Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of English Language, Literature and Teaching Methods, Mukachevo State University, Ukraine. 

Iryna Snisarenko, Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs, Ukraine.

PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Language Training, Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs, Ukraine.

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2026-03-30

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Liakhovska, Y., Chernonkov, Y., Balanaieva, O., Lypchanko-Kovachyk, O., & Snisarenko, I. (2026). Digitally oriented strategies for developing professional competence of future foreign language specialists. Eduweb, 20(1), 9–29. https://doi.org/10.46502/issn.1856-7576/2026.20.01.1

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