Praktyczny charakter” kompetencji emocjonalnej dorosłych

The aim of the article is to present the category of adults’ emotional competence and to show that, due to its specific nature, practice is a very effective way to develop it. The beginning of the article provides the theoretical context for the deliberations, i.e. learning in the socio-cultural perspective, where the adult learning processes are defined in a different, non-traditional way. The perspective clearly emphasizes the emotional character of adult learning. Then, the text presents the essence and the structure of emotional competence. The final part of the article justifies the thesis that due to the unique character of emotional competence the best method to develop it is practice.