In the conditions of constant development, contemporary society needs competitive young graduates, that, accordingly, makes high demands on the educational process. Active methods of teaching are relevant. Such methods promote sustainable motivation and positive attitude to a foreign language as an instrument for achieving the goal in a variety of unforeseen life situations. One of the methods of such training is the case-study method, which allows participants in the learning process to be in a problematic situation, which must be resolved through the collection of information, analysis, systematization, classification and generalization. This method facilitates the transformation of traditional teaching, in which students take an initiative position, and the teacher – the position of an assistant partner. The authors of the article conclude that the use of case-study will contribute to the development of cultural studies of Scotland.