Formation of culture-universal competence of non-linguistic specialties students in the process of teaching the English language

Abstract

The article deals with the relevance of formation of cultureuniversal competence of non-linguistic specialties students in the process of teaching the English language. It defines theoretical and practical problems, related to taking into account cultural component in language education. On the grounds of the analysis of scientific literature, a category “culture-universal competence of prospective non-linguistic specialties students” was interpreted and its structural components (cognitive, moral, communicative, intercultural) were determined. The effective technique of formation of culture-universal competence while teaching the English language was proposed.

El artículo aborda la relevancia de formar la competencia cultural general de los estudiantes no filológicos durante el estudio del inglés. Se identifican los problemas teóricos y prácticos relacionados con el componente cultural en el aprendizaje de idiomas. Sobre la base del análisis de la literatura científica, se interpreta la categoría de “competencia cultural general de futuros especialistas de especialidades no filológicas” y se describen sus componentes estructurales (cognitivo, moral, comunicativo, intercultural). Se propone una metodología efectiva para formar la competencia cultural general durante el estudio del inglés.