Abstract:

In the modern world, the expansion of political, economic, personal and interethnic contacts between countries, the openness of borders, social and political changes in Russia and other countries play an important role. It is  necessary to formation the intercultural competencies of the individual, which is the basis of intercultural communication (ICC) and increases the importance of studying social and political vocabulary in English classes in higher school. The effectiveness of management of this process at the language faculty improves with the use of technologies of critical thinking and graphic-visual strategies.