Introduction:in the article the authors turn to the question of the development of the social competence of the teacher on the basis of media education. In the society at the present stage there are many changes concerning the sphere of education, which put forward new and higher requirements for students, teachers and the educational process. In an information society focused on innovation, the rapid introduction of technological innovations, data exchange, students of schools and universities carry out through the Internet, various social media and various information resources. They can easily receive various information that they need to be able to correctly assess and interpret, and they can easily check the information they have received from the teacher, who in this situation ceases to be the only source of knowledge. These circumstances justify the increased demands on the teacher. Trained in their professional careers and in the process of life in the modern society will need to be constantly involved in the processes of consciousness, processing, rethinking and broadcasting (transfer) media texts. For this reason, media education is of paramount importance in modern society. In the current reality, the educator must have media literacy and train the students within the framework of the media education paradigm, in order to be successful in a professional way. The authors have considered the possibility of developing social competence of a teacher on the example of a state in South-East Asia - Indonesia, since this country shows a steady growth of those who want to get a higher education.Materials and methods: The methods of investigation were determined based on the tasks of the problem being solved. We used methods such as analysis of scientific sources, comparative analysis, a method of comparison and generalization.Results:the carried out research has allowed to reveal essence of concept of social competence; quality of the teacher; the role of media culture in the educational process; the role of spiritual and emotional intelligence; key aspects of emotional intelligence; Characteristics of a teacher with spiritual intelligence.Discussion and Conclusions: emotional and spiritual intelligence are interrelated with communicative ability of teachers. The social competence of the teacher in a modern, informative society, focused on innovation, in which students spend their free time with the involvement of various media, is possible in full on the platform of media education. The teacher should correspond to the time and self-improvement, be able to build literate communications in society, and also transfer skills to critically think, comprehend, create and broadcast various media texts. These qualities, in turn, will help them to fully adapt in the society and realize their professional career trajectory.
QUESTIONS OF DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL COMPETENCE OF THE TEACHER ON THE BASIS OF MEDIA EDUCATION (ON THE EXAMPLE OF INDONESIA)