Keyword: «the formation of the general cultural competencies»

The paper focuses on the process of formation of the general cultural competences among pedagogical high school students. The discipline “Foreign language” is a mean of formation of the general cultural competences, according to the author, along with other humanitarian disciplines. The paper deals with modern educational methods and technologies, which help foreign language teachers to form the general cultural competences of students at Volgograd State Social Pedagogical University.