This paper deals with the concept of foreign language literacy which is considered as a condition for the existence and successful development of modern society. It is emphasized that globalization, interdependence of countries and cultures and many other changes caused significant changes totally in the education system and increased the role of a foreign language in the life of the individual, the society and the state. It is known that foreign language literacy contributes to improving the country's competitiveness, the restructuring of the economy in the country, the state ingress and integration into the world economic and cultural community, the access to the latest information technologies. The role of a foreign language as an academic subject increases due to the introduction of new federal state educational standard where the development of student’s personality on the basis of universal educational actions, knowledge and development in the world form the purpose and the main result of education. It is argued that knowledge of a foreign language and culture eliminates the barriers of mistrust and makes it possible to carry and spread one’s own culture, to create a positive image of the country abroad. Teaching intercultural communication contributes to the formation of active life position of students. Foreign language literacy certainly contributes to educational and self-educational opportunities.