INTERCULTURAL EXCHANGE IN DEVELOPING SOCIOLINGUISTIC COMPETENCE BY ONLINE COMMUNICATION
Keywords:
language learning, online communication, sociolinguistic competence, online intercultural exchange, Uzbek as a second language.Abstract
The primary objective of the work is to determine whether online communication with native speakers and intercultural interaction provide the circumstances necessary for the growth of second language sociolinguistic competence of second language learners.
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