The importance of the implementation of project and research activities by students of secondary vocational education for the formation of intercultural communicative competence

It is proved that the problem of formation of the foundations of intercultural communicative competence of students of secondary vocational education with the use of project and research activities is in the center of attention. On the one hand, this technology helps to increase tolerance, motivation of students to learn a foreign language and is an effective means of forming an educated personality capable of foreign language communication, self-development and selfrealization. On the other hand, the problem of forming the basics of intercultural communicative competence of students is relevant, because nowadays the fact of determining the conditions and factors of the effectiveness of the use of project and research activities during foreign language teaching is insufficiently investigated. It is emphasized that a significant amount of research is devoted to the application of project research activities in teaching foreign languages. Based on the analysis, it is proved that conducting a modern foreign language lesson with the use of project and research activities means creating such comfortable learning conditions in which each student of secondary vocational education will feel his success, intellectual viability, as well as learn to communicate with other people, think critically and be democratic. It is concluded that project and research activities in line with the intercultural aspect of education gives students of secondary vocational education the opportunity to replenish their knowledge both within their native culture and abroad, expand the base of socio-cultural knowledge and broaden their horizons.

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