The formation of functional literacy skills of future teachers of Russian language and literature

An education reform has been announced in the Republic of Tajikistan, which considers the introduction of a competency-­based approach to be the main goal at the secondary school level. But obstacles arose in the implementation of the reform: the traditional authoritarian approach to teaching and educational work at school and a small number of proactive teachers with high professional qualifications who would be able to perceive new ideas and implement them in practice, in relation to the conditions of their work. To create favorable conditions for the transition to competency-­based education, it was decided to teach students - future teachers - a competency-­based approach. The study describes the organization of experimental training for future teachers of Russian Language and literature. The experiment involved third-­year students of the Faculty of Philology who were studying the course “Introduction to the Competency-­Based Approach” in the form of blended learning, i.e. independently studied the course materials on the Moodle platform, and discussed the content of theoretical material during practical classroom sessions. The study revealed a lack of functional literacy among students who graduated from Tajik-­language school. Functional literacy involves understanding someone else's text and creating your own, the ability to think and analyze facts, develop your own judgment about what you read and be able to apply the information received in practice. The study provides an analysis of the situation and formulates recommendations for overcoming negative phenomena in student learning.