Developing the Creative Potential of Future Teachers: Theory and Practice

In this monograph theory and practice act as a driving force for the development of the creative potential of the future teacher. An attempt is made to create and substantiate a model and a set of conditions providing the interrelation of theory and practice in the development of the future teacher's creative potential. The interrelation integrates aspects of creative assimilation of educational activity by an individual, qualitative transformation of theory, practice and development of creative potential of a future teacher, realizing his/her essential needs in self-realization and development of creative potential. The tendencies of development of the creative potential of the future teacher in higher education institution are identified. In the process of implementation of the personality and activity approach, the essence of the project method, which serves as one of the means of development of creative potential, is deepened and expanded. The pedagogical practice of the students provided an opportunity to obtain representative material. The monograph is intended for specialists researching the problems of linguodidactics, the development of creativity of a future teacher, the problems of self-educational activity of a future teacher: researchers, teachers, graduate students, students.