Development of students' communicative competence within English for academic purposes studies

Students’ communicative competence is characterized by development of the system of external and internal perspectives. Aim of the research is to analyze and work out the system of external and internal perspectives for development of students’ communicative competence underpinning analysis and creation of organizational model of English for Academic Purposes studies. Qualitative evaluation research examines efficiency of English for Academic Purposes studies for development of students’ communicative competence. Respondents are researchers, educators and students. Conclusions: theoretical and empirical findings allow drawing conclusions on efficiency of English for Academic Purposes studies for development of students’ communicative competence. Innovative potential: English for Academic Purposes studies could be easily integrated into a wide range of tertiary studies.