Позакласна робота з іноземної мови як невід’ємний процес розвитку комунікативних умінь студентів мовних спеціальностей

h is carried out in the educational process (after lessons, according to the teacher’s plan) with the joint activity of students and the teacher. It is emphasized that the task of the foreign language teacher is to involve students in the culture of the country of the language being studied (in our study of the English language). The main task of students in extracurricular activities is not to lose their individuality, originality, to preserve their mentality. As a result of the analyzed material, the authors identified the main pedagogical problem - finding optimal and effective ways to resolve this contradiction for the benefit of the student. It is specifically stated that knowledge of a foreign language alone is not enough for an effective educational process. At the current stage, a foreign language teacher needs knowledge about the economy, politics, law, social sphere, history, culture, traditions and daily life of the country being studied. As the content of this article shows, the authors made an attempt to study the organization of extracurricular work in a foreign language. The article reveals the importance of extracurricular work for the formation of sociocultural competence of students. One of the components of foreign language communicative competence is socio-cultural or intercultural competence - familiarization with the culture, traditions, and realities of the countries of the language being studied, as well as the formation of the ability to represent one’s country and its culture in the conditions of intercultural communication. Another component of this competence is the development of students’ personality through the realization of the educational potential of a foreign language - the formation of a general cultural and ethnic identity, the development of national self-awareness, a tolerant attitude towards manifestations of another culture and a better awareness of one’s own culture. Key words: extracurricular work, culture, competence, communication.