Комунікація професійна: концепція підручника з української мови як іноземної для політиків і дипломатів

The research paper characterises the theoretical foundations for creating a textbook for teaching professional Ukrainian to foreign students. Based on the material of the textbook 'Ukrainian in Diplomacy and Politics', the need for such a learning tool is substantiated; its structure, thematic content, types of tasks, and principles of selecting illustrative material are analysed. It is noted that the main part of each thematic block consists of authentic texts in Ukrainian, less often in foreign (Polish) languages. The proposed texts and tasks provide a solid foundation for developing speech activity and translation skills in a foreign audience. It is explained that each thematic block is structured in such a way that a user can improve their language competencies at the primary language levels: lexical, morphological, and syntactic. For this purpose, all the texts proposed for study use the most common diplomatic and political terms, professional vocabulary, and grammatical forms and constructions typical of the Ukrainian literary language. The textbook pays particular attention to exercises for developing communicative skills and abilities. All the presented didactic materials are consistent with the norms of the current 'Ukrainian Orthography'. A distinctive feature of the textbook is the focus of tasks not only on the development of professional (hard skills) but also on the improvement of soft skills of a modern student.