LANGUAGE ENVIRONMENT AS A PROBLEM OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE CONTEXT OF TEACHING A FUTURE TEACHER TO PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
The article is devoted to the essence of the concept of «language environment» as a social phenomenon, one of the components of human living space, educational space of an educational institution, as well as a factor in the formation of language personality. The urgency of the issue is due to several factors, including the need to study the role of language environment in the formation of communicative competence of the student, as well as the effective preparation of future teachers for professional activities. The purpose of the publication is to outline the conceptual apparatus of research of the language environment in the context of preparing future teachers for professional activity. The author conducted an analysis of research on the problem; considered the directions of studying the language environment as a social phenomenon; clarified the conceptual meaning of a number of terms that comprehensively describe the language environment; identified and analyzed some controversial issues on this question; revealed the author's understanding of the definitions of «language environment» and «speech environment»; described the types of language environment in Ukraine. The research methodology is based on general scientific research methodі such as comparison and generalization, analysis and synthesis, deduction and induction, methods of abstraction, classification, systematization. Thus, the language / speech environment as a multifaceted linguistic, cultural and educational phenomenon is an extremely important factor in the development of personality both in terms of the formation of its speech qualities and the formation of national consciousness and national identity.