METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR IMPROVING SPEECH IN THE CONTEXT OF THE SOCIOCULTURAL COMPETENCE OF THE FUTURE ENGLISH TEACHER

: In the field of foreign language education, the socioculturalcompetence of future language teachers plays a critical role in the effective deliveryof language instruction. For English teachers, particularly, sociocultural competenceencompasses the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to understand andnavigate cultural differences while teaching the English language. This competenceis closely linked to the development of effective speech, as it enables teachers tocommunicate not only linguistically but also culturally. As such, improving speechin the context of sociocultural competence is a key objective in the preparation offuture English language educators.