Competency-based approach in the humanities education system: interactive technologies, facilitation, and the development of students' communicative competencies

Abstract

The article analyzes the theoretical and methodological foundations of the competency-based approach as applied to the training of students in the humanities. Key aspects of the development of professional, communicative, linguistic, and sociocultural competencies in higher education are considered, supported by interactive pedagogical technologies. The methodological basis includes a theoretical analysis of scholarly publications from 1990 to 2025, covering domestic concepts of competency-based education, learner-centered, and communicative-cognitive approaches. It is demonstrated that the integration of case studies, role-playing, business training, group discussions, and project work into the educational process develops students' critical thinking, effective communication, and teamwork skills. Special attention is given to pedagogical facilitation as a model in which the teacher becomes a facilitator of collaborative cognitive activity. The structural components of communicative competence are characterized, and recommendations for optimizing the educational process are formulated.