CERTAIN ASPECTS OF DEVELOPING INTERCULTURAL SKILLS IN THE COURSE OF TEACHING ENGLISH

Abstract

The article tackles upon issues of developing intercultural skills among students of higher educational establishments in the course of teaching English as a second language. The author relies on studies conducted by western scholars who identified the core causes of communication barriers during the interaction of representatives of different cultures. There have been provided certain theoretical developments accounting for the differences among cultures and interaction features of their representatives. Specific examples have been given to illustrate how to use these developments while teaching business English. The author points out the effectiveness of such interdisciplinary approach, which is confirmed by practice of teaching business English to the students of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.