The formation of intercultural competence of secondary school students

Abstract

Based on the analysis, the article considers different views of researchers on this concept. The author gives his own opinion on the socio-cultural significance of intercultural competence for Ukrainian society in the effective construction of intercultural dialogue. Aspects of the formation of intercultural competence of high school students are substantiated. An analysis of a number of studies in this area has shown that the structure of intercultural competence is divided into several components. From the standpoint of sociology, intercultural competence is divided into socio-perceptual, communicative and interactive components. These components are interconnected and interdependent, the development of one component leads to the development of another. The article emphasizes that the education of universal values is the main task of educational work, with a special role in educating tolerance among students, personal and spiritual development, coexistence and acceptance of pluralism of cultures from the standpoint of the idea "we are all different but equal".