DEVELOPING STUDENTS’ LINGUO-CULTURAL COMPETENCE WHILE LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Abstract

The article examines the development of students’ linguacultural competence while learning a foreign language. It is concluded that developing linguacultural competence involves fostering a tolerant attitude toward the culture of the target language and a more complete understanding of the facts and phenomena of their own national culture, which is a prerequisite for successful intercultural communication. The methods presented in the article can successfully contribute to the development of linguacultural competence. The following effective methods and techniques for developing students’ linguacultural competence while learning a foreign language have been identified: problem-based learning; application organization techniques; cultural capsule technique; linguacultural text analysis; educational analogy technique; association technique; role-playing techniques.