DESCRIPTION 
 
Interactive classes with native English speaker and certified teacher Sean Boudreau. The lessons are dedicated to current topics of contemporary intercultural interaction: Intercultural Communication, Popular Culture and Its Effects, The Media and Its Role in Shaping Public Opinions, Non-Verbal Communication and Body Language, Environment and Ecology, The Place of Art and the Artist in the Society, etc. 
 
Students listen to the lecture and practice the vocabulary they learned beforehand. Then they are invited to take part in a discussion of the topic and participate in communication-oriented activities. 
 
GOAL 
 
Acquisition of the experience of communication with native speakers, introduction of students to foreign cultures, expansion of knowledge of English-speaking countries, broadening of students’ horizons. 
 
INTERACTION FORMATS 
 
Interactive classes on Microsoft Teams: lecture + conversation-focused practice. 
 
RESULTS 
 
Development of students’ linguistic and socio-cultural competencies.