SOCIOLINGUISTIC COMPETENCE AS A LINGUISTIC PROBLEM IN TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGE TO A2-LEVEL LEARNERS

The paper explores sociolinguistic competence as a linguistic problem in teaching foreign languages to A2-level learners. While sociolinguistic competence is often interpreted primarily from a sociocultural perspective, the study emphasizes its linguistic and functional nature as an integral component of communicative competence. Drawing on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and the works of such scholars as Jahbel, Vorwerg, Yonata, Saptani, Shumin, and De Marco, the article analyzes sociolinguistic requirements relevant to the A2 level and substantiates the necessity of early development of basic register awareness.