Dialogue of Cultures in the System of Teaching Foreign Languages: Modern Imperative

The possibilities of overcoming the ‘deficits’ of culture-oriented linguistics and regional studies content knowledge as well as the strategies for building linguocultural competence of EFL learners were studied in the practical experience gained through a series of linguistic quiz-contests. The findings suggest that familiarizing students with the culture, traditions and realities of a foreign country should begin at school where students learn to understand the importance of learning a foreign language and the need to use it as a means of communication. They learn to tolerate other cultures and be socially adapted to a constantly changing multicultural, multilingual world. Gaining knowledge of the culture of the English-speaking countries should be based on its dialogue with the native culture.