The use of linguistic and cultural information in teaching a foreign language: current issues of modern methodology

Importance. The realities of the modern world imply mandatory knowledge of a foreign language to ensure the successful professional activity of a competent specialist. In the methodology of teaching foreign languages, there are many issues related to the process of language teaching, one of which is the use of linguistic and cultural information in the classroom, which is considered in the study. Materials and Methods. The research material is the analysis of scientific and methodological literature concerning the aspect of linguistic and cultural information in teaching English, opinions and developments on this topic by well-known domestic and foreign methodologists, and the methods of research are the systematization of the data obtained on linguistic and cultural information, the definition of the concept of “linguistic and cultural information” and its characteristic features, consideration criteria for its selection and ways of presentation, as well as the formulation of relevant conclusions throughout the study. Results and Discussion. The most urgent problems concerning linguistic and cultural information are studied and analyzed, namely: a) the relevance of using linguistic and cultural information is presented; b) the definition of linguistic and cultural information is given; c) the system of criteria for choosing this information is considered; d) the ways of presenting linguistic and cultural information are described. Conclusion. The methodically competent use of linguistic and cultural information in teaching a foreign language makes it possible to effectively develop the communicative and socio-cultural competencies necessary for students, which ensure adequate and productive communication with representatives of the country of the language being studied.