THE LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL SPECIFICITIES OF ENGLISH-SPEAKINGCOUNTRIES ACQUISITION TROUGH AN INTEGRATIVE AND INTERDISCIPLINARYAPPROACH AT TWO LEVELS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of professional training of future teachers of foreign languages in the context of the integrative interdisciplinary approach to the acquisition of the linguistic and cultural specificity of the English-speaking countries at two stages of higher education in the Republic of Belarus. The main idea of the approach is a systematic and gradual acquisition of the socio-cultural competences necessary for successful intercultural dialogue at the levels of interpersonal and professional interaction of teachers. The research summarizes the experience of the
Professional Foreign Language Training Department at Baranovichi State University in planning and organizing the implementation of the tasks of mastering specific cultures of the peoples of English-speaking countries in comparison with the native Belarusian culture and language.

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