The Peculiarities of Developing Secondary School Students’ Linguocultural Competence Within the Framework of Training for Language Competitions in Italian in Different Educational Contexts

The present article deals with the peculiarities of developing secondary school students’ linguocultural competence within the framework of training students for language competitions in Italian. The aim of the research is to determine the peculiarities of the preparation for various tests on cultural studies in different educational contexts. The research was carried out with the help of a number of different methods which made it possible to analyse three types of training contexts: school classes, a short-term intense training course, and occasional training sessions.