Didactic opportunities of English media texts in forming among future English language specialist's sociolinguistic competence

The article examines the didactic conditions, opportunities and role of English-language media texts in the formation of sociolinguistic competence of future English teachers when teaching foreign languages in higher educational institutions of our country, analyzes the advantage of multilingualism, which allows the younger generation to freely integrate into the processes of global development. The object of our research is sociolinguistic competence in the educational process of a foreign language in universities. The subject of the study is the didactic possibilities of English-language media texts in the formation of sociolinguistic competence of future English language specialists. The purpose of our research is to determine the didactic capabilities of English-language media texts in the formation and development of sociolinguistic competence of future English language specialists. To achieve this goal, such methods as theoretical and analytical (analysis of methodological literature), systematic approach (pedagogical design and modeling) and methodological experiment were used. The result of the study shows that the most frequently used texts of current news have a very high potential for the formation of sociolinguistic competence of future English language specialists. The value of the work lies in the fact that the results of the study have made a certain contribution to understanding the role of English-language media texts in the formation and development of sociolinguistic competence of future English language specialists.