The Today's Linguistic Paradigm: The Problem of Investigating Emotional Intelligence in the Learning of a Foreign Language

The relevance of the article is due to the increasing attention of researchers in the field of psychology and pedagogy to the problem of formation and development of emotional intelligence as a necessary component of the process of learning a foreign language. Success in professional and personal sphere to a large extent depends on the ability of a person to understand and accept the manifestation of their own and other people's emotional states. Social skills possessed by people with developed emotional intelligence include, first of all, the ability to control their own emotions and the emotions of other people. The development of such skills is especially necessary nowadays, when the use of digital technologies is growing and the value of interpersonal interactions is decreasing. The article defines the essence of the concept of "emotional intelligence"; defines approaches to the definition of the effectiveness criteria of teaching the English language and their relationship with emotional intelligence; investigates the emotional aspect of forming foreign language competences; investigates emotional intelligence in cadets and their relationship with foreign language competences. In our article the most effective way to develop emotional intelligence are the types and types of tasks that promote students' activity in dialogic and monologic statements, as well as in class discussions. In this organization of pedagogical activities students communicate and share their ideas in English.