Abstract

The article presents the specifics and peculiarities of the formation of multicultural skills of a future specialist in the conditions of professional foreign language education. The emphasis is placed on the fact that in foreign language classes in the context of multilingual education, it is necessary to focus on preparing students for the future dialogue of cultures, to compare native and foreign cultures, as well as to develop the ability to present their culture to a partner in intercultural professional communication. The author has established that the multicultural skills of students of a non-linguistic university are the ability to: 1) define yourself as a multicultural subject with a specific place and role in a multicultural professional society; 2) present your native culture in contact with a representative of another culture in a particular intercultural professional communicative situation; 3) interpret communicative situations from the standpoint of their own culture and the culture of the country of the foreign language; 4) take into account the socio-cultural characteristics of the country of the language being studied in the process of choosing verbal and non-verbal means of professional communication; 5) identify and predict areas of potential conflicts in contacting cultures; 6) to determine the facts of misunderstanding in various communicative situations with representatives of foreign cultures; 7) overcome misunderstandings in various communication situations with representatives of foreign cultures. Cases are offered on the basis of which these skills are formed. Through the development of multicultural skills in the study of several foreign languages, the student has the opportunity not only to learn other languages and cultures, but also to penetrate deeper into the world of their own language and native culture, to become a professional in their field.

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