SOCIOCULTURAL COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT OF PEDAGOGICAL SPECIALITIES STUDENTS VIA THE INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH (ON THE BASIS OF TASK-BASED LEARNING)

Abstract

The article studies a problem of development of socio-cultural competence among students of pedagogical directions. The authors propose a strategy for the development of sociocultural competence, which improves both communication skills in a foreign language (English) and helps to adapt to authentic profile-oriented situations. The objective of the research is to prove effectiveness in the development of sociocultural competence and the English language proficiency using the proposed teaching strategy. The novelty of the research lies in the development of a strategy for the sociocultural competence development among students of a pedagogical specialty along with the development of language skills in the context of an interdisciplinary approach. As a result, it is found out that the interaction with the text, namely the decoding of culturally specific words, leads to improvement in the metacognitive analysis of cultural differences, and contributes to the improvement of language skills. This article is intended for higher educational institutions teachers of profile specialties.