Project activities as a tool for increasing the level of socio-cultural competence of students

in the context of globalization and strengthening of intercultural contacts, the importance of developing socio-cultural competence of students as an integral condition for their successful personal and professional self-realization in a multicultural world is increasing. Traditional teaching methods do not always effectively contribute to the development of these integrative qualities of personality, which necessitates the search for and implementation of innovative pedagogical technologies. The article is devoted to the analysis of the potential of project activities as a pedagogical tool for increasing the level of socio-cultural competence of students. The problem lies in identifying and substantiating the mechanisms of influence of project activities on various components of socio-cultural competence. Objective. Theoretical substantiation and analysis of the possibilities of project activities as an effective means of developing socio-cultural competence of students based on the study of scientific and pedagogical literature. Methods. The work uses the methods of theoretical analysis and synthesis of scientific and pedagogical literature on the problems of developing socio-cultural competence and using project activities in the educational process. Results. It was revealed that project activities, due to their problematic nature, focus on independent work, goal-setting, product and reflection, create favorable conditions for the development of cognitive (knowledge of culture), activity (skills of intercultural interaction) and value-semantic (attitude to cultural diversity) components of socio-cultural competence. Conclusions. Project activities act as a comprehensive tool that promotes the active acquisition of socio-cultural experience, the development of communication skills, tolerance, empathy, critical thinking and social responsibility of students, which generally leads to an increase in the level of their socio-cultural competence.

project activities, socio-cultural competence, intercultural communication, pedagogical technologies, formation of competencies, multicultural education