INTEGRATING INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE INTO ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING FOR MEDICAL DOCTORS: A CLT-BASED MODEL FOR UZBEKISTAN

Globalization has accelerated international collaboration, patient mobility, medical tourism, and scientific exchange in the healthcare sector. As a result, medical doctors are expected to possess not only professional medical expertise but also the ability to communicate effectively across diverse cultural contexts. This article examines the integration of Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) into English language instruction at medical higher education institutions in Uzbekistan through the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach.