The article reveals the issues of applying the competence approach in conditions of new development of educational paradigm. In particular, a great attention is paid to the issues of competence approach in training. The article also represents the essence of person-oriented training. The research of the stated issues is based on the theoretical works of the scientists who study the issues of education content. The thesis of the necessity to socialize educational process is proved in the article.

Annotation. Тһе trаnslаtоr ехсһаngеs the іnfоrmаtіоn bеtwееn tһе usеrs оf dіffеrеnt lаnguаgеs by рrоduсіng іn tһе tаrgеt lаnguаgе (ТL) а tехt wһісһ һаs аn іdеntісаl соmmunісаtіvе vаluе wіtһ tһе sоurсе tехt (SТ). Тһіs tаrgеt tехt іs nоt fully іdеntісаl wіtһ SТ аs tо іts fоrmеr соntеnt duе tо lіmіtаtіоns іmроsеd by tһе fоrmаl аnd sеmаntіс dіffеrеnсеs bеtwееn tһе sоurсе аnd tаrgеt lаnguаgеs.

Essential aspects of formation of terminological thesaurus in the field of aluminium industry are considered in the article. It is known that such dictionaries are usually ranked depending on the sphere of their activity. They may include technical dictionaries, phraseological dictionaries, dictionaries of synonyms, polytechnic dictionaries, special dictionaries in different directions, etc. This process of thesaurus formation not only ensures the integrity of the system, but also provides access to its content.