The current status of teaching the sociolinguistic competence of students of language universities of the Republic of Uzbekistan in teaching foreign languages

Abstract

The article analyzes the content of teaching the sociolinguistic competence of students of language schools in the Republic of Uzbekistan, regulated by the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan "State educational standard of the system of continuous education of the Republic of Uzbekistan. It also analyzes the requirements for the level of readiness of graduates of all levels of education in foreign languages "as May 10, 2013. Training of sociolinguistic competence of students of language universities of the Republic of Uzbekistan is carried out in stages, taking into account the continuity, consistency and cyclicity of training. At the bachelor's level, the training of the sociolinguistic competence of students includes recognition of the main intercultural and speech features of Uzbek and the countries of the studied language: greetings, ways of addressing and norms of speech etiquette, further work on non-verbal elements of communication in different cultures: language of facial expressions and gestures. In the MA, when teaching the sociolinguistic competence of students, the emphasis is given on the cultural features of the language (idioms, proverbs, etc.), behavioral patterns and etiquette formulas, nonverbal communication tools, an adequate choice of language tools for different types of social and academic context (taking into account the context of the situation and its parts, communication goals), the development of intercultural awareness, respect and tolerance for representatives of other cultures, adaptation to other cultures and situations.