THE CONCEPT OF “CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION” AND “INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE” IN THE CONTEXT OF TEACHING RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Abstract

The article is dedicated to a current issue of forming the intercultural competence of a teacher of Russian as a foreign language in the process of cross-cultural communication. A plan of successful preparation and realization of the cross-cultural communication act has been developed and described for creating a comfortable educational environment for foreign students who are learning Russian as a foreign language. The levels of cross-cultural literate personality (and ways of achievement with a help of language, cultural and communicative competencies) are described. It’s proved that a teacher, who has a high level of the intercultural competence, makes a positive impact on promotion of the Russian language abroad and the strengthening of our country’s reputation as a democratic state, which is open to different nations and their cultures, the relationship of mutual understanding and trust with representatives of other countries, and the formation of the most complete concept of Russia as a perspective and trustworthy partner, the intention of foreign students to continue their studies in Russian universities and in Russian language.