Foreign language teacher: modern requirements for the challenges of the time

The issues of the state of the problem of the ability and readiness of a foreign language teacher to respond to the challenges of the time in connection with the rapidly changing reality, when he has to use various communication channels to motivate productive interaction in the classroom and thereby contribute to the creation of an academic community, the professional development of students. The set of teacher competencies necessary for solving the tasks of teaching, educating and developing future specialists in foreign language classes is considered in detail, namely: competence in the field of personal qualities, competence in setting goals and objectives of pedagogical activity, competence in motivating students to carry out educational activities, competence in developing a program activity and pedagogical decision-making, competence in providing the information basis of pedagogical activity, as well as competence in the organization of pedagogical activity. The importance of the teacher's ability to lifelong learning and selfimprovement is noted, which is inextricably linked with the development of information and communication technologies competencies, including. In addition, a foreign language teacher should form the same qualities in students, because in a rapidly changing world, the autonomy of a student is one of the conditions for his success. The following competencies were identified: methodical, information and communication and linguodidactic, the relevance of an individual approach in teaching was noted, as well as the ability of the teacher to motivate students throughout the entire academic time.