Structural and functional peculiarities of the formation of terminological competence of a specialist

This article is devoted to substantiating the significance of terminological competence in professional activity and communication, the need to master terminological competence as the most important indicator of professionalism and a factor in improving the professional communication quality. In addition, the article presents developed structural and functional model of a specialist’s terminological competence as a theoretical basis for studying, as well as demonstrates the indicators of the performance of its components.