Abstract:

The article deals with the problem of teaching professionally oriented foreign language in the context of intercultural communication. The authors prove that intercultural communication is inextricably linked with the preparation of future specialists for successful work in the modern global world. The classification of the difficulties and barriers that hinder successful intercultural communication is described. The necessity of taking into account the intercultural aspect in teaching professionally oriented foreign language is scientifically substantiated and the main methods and techniques for the formation of intercultural competence of future professionals are considered. The examples of the technology of teaching a professionally oriented language in the context of intercultural communication are given, and the organization of the educational process focused on the concept of the dialogue of cultures, aimed at introducing target language country’s culture, at identifying the nationally specific features in one's own and a different culture, is described. According to the authors, the suggested methods, techniques and types of work in teaching professionally oriented foreign language can contribute to the professional language training of students and their harmonious coexistence in a multicultural society. The positive data obtained in the course of the experimental study make it possible to judge the effectiveness and practical significance of the theoretically grounded and experimentally proven technology of teaching a professionally oriented foreign language, taking into account the peculiarities of intercultural communication.

Keywords:

Culture, intercultural communication, foreign language, communication barriers and difficulties, technology.