The article considers the relevance and importance of the formation of sociocultural competence in modern educational practice. It is shown that in order to create a more tolerant and cultural oriented society, as well as successful socialization of young people, high-school’s foreign language teachers need to create a positive ethno-linguistic and ethno-psychological cultural atmosphere in the classroom, that leads young minds to tolerant and healthy behavior towards other cultures and nations, which is one of the most important aspects of education in the context of modern and comprehensive globalization. The formation of sociocultural competence as a component of the communicative competence of schoolchildren is considered and examples of its successful formation in high school with in-depth study of the English language are given.