ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE WHEN USING MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES IN TEACHING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

This article deals with the concept of intercultural communicative competence as one of the main goals of teaching a foreign language. Different concepts of intercultural competence are considered and a conclusion about its necessity when communication with representatives of foreign cultures is made. The use of mobile technologies in teaching intercultural communication allows to create a dialogue of cultures based on a comparative study of cultures and to form secondary linguistic consciousness in students.