PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE IN EDUCATION: THE INTERACTIVE ASPECT OF ENGLISH AND SLOVAK LITERATURE

Abstract

The article analyzes the role of the analytical-synthetic approach in the formation of professional and intercultural competence of higher education students using the example of studying English and Slovak literature. The authors determined that a modern specialist in the humanitarian field must possess not only thorough knowledge of language and literature, but also the ability to intercultural communication. It should be noted that the analytical-synthetic approach is considered as a universal tool of educational activity, combining a phased analysis of the structural elements of a work of art (plot, characters, composition, style, symbolism) with the subsequent synthesis of the obtained results into a holistic understanding of the author's concept. The emphasis is on the importance of forming professional competence of higher education students. The opinion on the importance of developing the intercultural aspect of English and Slovak literature is substantiated. The authors conducted a comparative analysis of English and Slovak literature and identified both common features (addressing universal themes – love, freedom, human dignity) and differences due to the cultural and historical context: the English tradition gravitates towards global issues and genre diversity, slovak – to national-historical motifs and folklore imagery. The focus is on the fact that English works have a much broader critical base, which facilitates work with them, while the study of Slovak literature requires additional cultural support. It is argued that the systematic application of the analytical-synthetic approach. It is noted that the results obtained can be used in the methodology of teaching foreign literature, in intercultural training programs and in the formation of academic mobility of students.