Abstract
The article discusses the process of formation of general cultural competencies of students of non-linguistic specialties of the university in English classes. The most important tasks in the formation of this competence are highlighted. Methods are given that contribute to the formation of general cultural and intercultural communicative competence (work with a geographical map, with proper names, with proverbs and sayings, with signs and symbols, quiz, with projects of a country-specific nature, with pictures, with videos). According to the results of the research conducted by the authors, it was found that these methods can be used as extremely effective in order to achieve the goals of teaching a foreign language and intercultural adaptation.