The role of podcasts for students’ communicative competence development in teaching a foreign language at a technical university

This study is devoted to a topic that relevant today students communicative competence development at technical university through the use of digital resources in process teaching foreign language. The relevance due digitalization higher education system modern society and active introduction information technologies into educational process. paper gives definition competence, considers different scientific approaches this concept its structure. In addition, an analysis Internet aimed developing listening comprehension skills given. Such comprehensive presented allows us conclude about practical significance study, since teachers can it when language institution. Using example British Council website, podcasting methods are considered as one most convenient productive ways develop necessary listening, speaking, reading writing. conducted research draw conclusion significant role podcasts for university.