Teacher’s stylistic competence as a guarantee of quality training of qualified specialists

The article provides a theoretical analysis of the concept of stylistic competence, as well as reveals its content and structural organization for the high-quality training of qualified specialists. The article analyzes the essence of stylistic competence as an important component of the professional competence of a teacher of higher education institutions in the agricultural sector. The importance of mastering the stylistic norms of the modern foreign / Ukrainian literary language and professional terminology for effective professional communication, educational, methodological and scientific activities of the teacher is substantiated. It is noted that the formation of stylistic competence of a teacher of an agricultural higher education institution is a continuous process carried out at the stages of professional training and advanced training. Effective ways of this process are considered to be: – integration of linguistic and stylistic training into professional and psychological and pedagogical disciplines; – use of active and interactive teaching methods aimed at the development of professional speech; – involvement of teachers in scientific and research activities and academic writing; – systematic reflection and self-assessment of the level of one’s own speech culture. The structure of stylistic competence is outlined, its main components and ways of formation in the conditions of professional training and advanced training of pedagogical personnel of agricultural higher educational institutions are determined. Based on the developed research materials, the levels of stylistic competence are determined: low (characterized by fragmentary knowledge of the stylistic system of the language); medium – reconstructive (presupposes a partially formed stylistic consciousness); sufficient – productive (indicates the formed stylistic competence at the level of academic communication; high – creative, professional level (is an indicator of high language culture and professional maturity). The key aspects of stylistic competence are considered: theoretical basis, practical implementation, methodological component, significant for professional activity, language (Ukrainian-language / foreign) training of higher education applicants, ensuring effective, appropriate and conscious use of speech means in various areas of communication.