Development of foreign language listening competence of a master student in authentic professional podcast environment of higher educational institution

The paper considers the specifics of podcast resources used to develop communicative competence of master students and their preparation for further professional communicative activity. The author describes the operating algorithm of using podcasts in education and, in particular, for development of listening skills and abilities, as well as the universal operating scheme of podcast terminals in a foreign Internet environment. This training system is characterized by some specific features mainly considered as positive educational properties of the Internet podcast environment.