Building up the European common values in professional training of future foreign language teachers

Ukraine is now on the threshold of entering the European Union which affects all the life spheres and education in particular. The article deals with the analysis of the European common values in terms of their introduction in the system of teacher training of Ukraine. The authors draw the attention to the issue of multilingualism which enhances learning foreign languages, helps to protect Europe’s rich linguistic diversity, and improves the competitiveness of the EU economy. As a result of the theoretical analysis authors come to the conclusion that building up the EU common values and incorporating them into the process of future foreign language teachers training is a life-long process that demands daily and persistent work as teachers should put much effort to organize the appropriate educational context and make a new generation of children raised in Ukraine not only feel European but act according to European values. The article also provides the results of the survey that on one hand show that future foreign language teachers are not aware enough of the European policy of multilingualism as well as European common values, on the other hand students realize the necessity of the integration of Ukraine into the European educational environment and importance of foreign language learning and teaching. The obtained results emphasize the necessity of the introduction of the Module on “Strengthening the EU common values through the policy of multilingualism in the education and training of future teachers” into the educational process of the university.