Received: April 2 th 2021 This article is devoted to the history of teaching Western European languages in schools in Karakalpakstan. The authors outlined the main stages of teaching German, English and French in educational institutions. The first Western European language included in the curriculum was the subject "German Language," which began to be taught in incomplete schools in Karakalpakstan in the 1930s. English and French were introduced into the curriculum in the postwar period. The article justifies the main stages of teaching Western European languages. Each stage is characterized by its own characteristics, closely related to socio-political events in the country