The importance of students’ ecocultural competence and possibilities for its development teaching foreign languages

The article deals with the issues of human and personality development, interrelations between culture, human and nature as well as the importance of developing student‘s ecocultural competence facing the present situation of global ecological and spiritual degradation. Research regarding the growth and development of individuals provides a basis for structuring the most efficient strategies and programs contributing to the development of students‘ environmental ethics. With the focus on social – ecological issues teaching foreign languages can add to the environmental education. The key concepts, such as competence, learning outcomes are given a short explanation. The article presents a theoretical analysis of the scientific literature on psychological, educological and environmental issues the deep insight into which will facilitate the practical, part of the research in futureVytauto Didžiojo universitetasŽemės ūkio akademij