THE CONCEPT OF INTERACTIVE FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE IN TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRIES

Abstract

 The article examines the core notion of interactive learning second language. The concept offers three different perspectives on this idea, including its role as a foundational principle in contemporary language teaching theory, as instructional methods, and as an approach to organizing foreign language instruction in vocational higher education institutions. The article focuses on the third definition of interactivity as a significant technique to compensate for student’s lack of expertise and professional experience when learning a foreign language for tourism and hospitality industries. Proficiency in numerous foreign languages is a prerequisite for effective communication in the tourism business, as well as mutual understanding among students participating in exchange programs with various universities, particularly in foreign countries. Tourism and mobility are important in this regard, as are intercultural interactions, which help to build intercultural conversation.  Raising awareness of the value of foreign language ability and encouraging the development of intercultural competency in the tourism and hospitality industries is critical.