INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOM

In the article, the author pays special attention to one of the important problems of teaching methodology - intercultural competencies of students in foreign language lessons. Speaking about the importance of developing intercultural competence, the author emphasizes the need for understanding the world, sociocultural knowledge and intercultural awareness. The author of the article comes to the conclusion that one cannot neglect the importance of culture in language learning and focus only on the language being studied.