Creativity as one of key component of 4С competences in teaching foreign language in high institutions

Abstract

This article is devoted to the study of the creativity level of higher educational
institutions students of Kazakhstan. The article consecrates the main approaches to the study of
the creativity and creative competence terms, gives their basic concepts. The research methods
are questionnaires, theoretical analysis of the literature of the studied phenomenon, as well as
a comparative method for interpreting the obtained data. The study involved 288 respondents
from five leading universities of Kazakhstan. According to the results of the survey, the level of
creativity of students was revealed. It was found that 1st and 2nd year students have a low and
medium level of creativity, and 3rd and 4th year students have a high percentage of medium
and high levels of creativity. Further research on this topic will increase the level of students’
creative abilities development in teaching a foreign language at universities.