Chernonkov Ya. O.Черньонков Я. О.2023-08-162023-08-16201713.00.03https://rep.dnuvs.ukr.education/handle/123456789/527Chernionkov Ya. O. Participation in Socially Beneficial Activity: A Prerequisite for Effective Professional Training of Future Foreign Language Teachers / Ya. O. Chernionkov // Academic Notes. Series : Pedagogical Sciences / Ed. Board : V. F. Cherkasov, V. V. Radul, N. S. Savchenko [et al.]. – Kropyvnytskyi : EPC of Kirovograd Volodymyr Vynnychenko State Pedagogical University, 2017. – Iss. 150, 2017. – P. 122–126.The article examines socially beneficial activity as an essential prerequisite for the effective professional training of future foreign language teachers. Theoretical approaches to defining the concept of socially beneficial activity and its role in fostering students’ social engagement, professional competence, and personal development are analyzed. The paper characterizes the main forms of socially beneficial activity that can be integrated into the educational process, including extracurricular and research activities, out-of-class work, co-creative design of social initiatives, the use of media and digital technologies, and volunteering. It is substantiated that systematic student participation in these activities contributes to the development of foreign language communicative competence, professional culture, creativity, responsibility, social engagement, and readiness for future teaching practice. The study also outlines prospects for further research related to the practical implementation of a comprehensive programme of socially beneficial activities in the professional training of future foreign language teachers.