Keyword: «mediatization»
the article is dedicated to the issue of digitalization of the modern school’s educational environment. The new challenges demand theirs terms – the teacher have to use electronic learning resources and various platforms, to create and develop website, to be an active user of a social network. Systematic work is being held to increase the level of teachers’ digital competence in «Secondary school № 3»; the results of work are described in this article.
This article considers the concept of «language barrier» and its classification from the perspectives of domestic and foreign scientists. Various media tools are analyzed to help overcome language barriers. The perspectives and limitations of artificial intelligence in intercul-tural communication are also discussed.

Nadejda Starkova