The subject matter of this article is a systematic approach as a methodological basis for teaching a foreign language. The object is the conceptual framework, means and ways of developing language skills and communicative competencies in the context of the academic subject “Foreign language”. To study the literature on the target issues and to sum up the obtained data, such general theoretical methods as the analysis and synthesis method, comparative historical analysis and cause-and-effect analysis were used. The goal of this study is to systematize the general principles of the systematic approach to learning a foreign language and, in the context of the systematic approach, focus on lexical and grammatical components of the language as a system so that university students can master them in a logical and consequential way. In the course of the study, the following tasks were solved: certain principles and ways of teaching a foreign language were considered, the importance to focus on developing lexical and grammatical component of speech competence while learning a foreign language was substantiated, the means aimed at mastering lexical and grammatical material in the context of the systematic approach were systematized so that communication skills be developed while learning English. Conclusions. The systematic approach in learning foreign languages is the main, holistic and most effective way of teaching since it makes it possible to identify all the parameters and relationships of the language components. In the context of the systematic approach, a language system is considered as a set of interconnected linguistic components, therefore, individual structures and elements cannot be viewed and interpreted fragmentarily, it is necessary to take into account the properties of the entire language system. The systematic approach to learning foreign languages is a more advanced technique of teaching since the methodology of teaching the language components in the context of the systematic approach provides the most optimal development of speech skills, abilities and communication competencies.

У статті висвітлено системний підхід як методологічну основу викладання іноземної мови та проаналізовано концептуальні засади, засоби формування мовленнєвих навичок та способи розвитку комунікативних компетенцій у процесі вивчення іноземної мови. Систематизовано загальні принципи системного підходу у вивченні іноземної мови, у контексті системного підходу було зосереджено увагу на лексичній та граматичній компонентах мовної системи. Доведено, що системний підхід є основним, цілісним і найбільш ефективним способом навчання іноземним мовам, оскільки дає можливість виявити всі визначальні параметри і взаємозв’язки компонентів мови.