Socio – Cultural Competence in Teaching a Foreign Language

The article discusses the conditions for the formation of the socio-cultural competence of teachers of a foreign language. Nowadays, much attention paid to socio - cultural competence in teaching a foreign language, which becomes a requirement for the proper use of a foreign language in specific social and cultural situations. The purpose of this article is accurately define the concept of socio - cultural competence and its relationship with communicative competence, to analyze the process and principles of formation of socio - cultural competence in the modern system of teaching foreign languages. Consider what principles are the main focus in the learning process, how the teacher can create an atmosphere of partnership, joint search and creative solutions to a particular problem, improve the ability of students to determine how their own socio-cultural affiliation affects their behavior, and adjust their actions in accordance with situations that will encourage learning a foreign language at the intercultural level.