Introducing students to the features of national culture, socio-political life, state structure, economy, history, traditions and customs of the USA – the country of the studied language, as well as  systematic presentation of the main problem areas of intercultural communication, mastery basic concepts and terminology.

The objectives of the course include the development of cultural susceptibility, the ability to interpret correctly specific manifestations of communicative behavior in different cultures, which merges with the tasks of learning foreign language as a means of communication.