FEATURES OF OBTAINING FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN BALTIC COUNTRIES

Abstract

The article is devoted to the theoretical coverage of the methodological tendencies of the development of higher education. The influence of globalization and internationalization of society on the development of higher foreign education is analyzed. The cognitive, developmental and educational aspects of foreign education in higher schools are characterized.

The article analyzes the development of modern high education in Baltic countries under the influence of the integration and global processes of the late XX th to the beginning of the XXI century. The theoretical approaches to the formation of content of foreign language education in Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia are analyzed. The role of foreign language education at the present stage of functioning of higher education in Baltic countries is revealed. The focus is on the educational objectives of the role of motivation and the need to study and possess more than one foreign language by students is highlighted.

It is proved that the Baltic countries laws contribute to plurilingualism, since the citizens of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia are multilingual - two thirds of the population are able to speak at least two foreign languages, which is several times higher than the average of the European Union.

The article states that the Baltic countries are guided by the European Recommendations on Language Education: studying, teaching, evaluating the principles outlined in this document and the levels of language proficiency defined by the Council of Europe. The Estonian Lithuanian and Latvian foreign language strategy aims to promote the continuity of teaching and learning foreign languages, as well as the definition and assessment of language skills. Among the many strategic goals, the above issues are priorities in higher education.