The article is devoted to the analysis of the processes taking place in our modern society. Opinion of a number of investigators about the role played by information in the society is that information is the essence of our modern society. It is from this point of view that revolutionary changes passed by mankind during all history of the development are presented. The concept of understanding the modern society as information one is thought of critically. The hypotesis about communication society as a form of joint activity of people is put forward. Information is perceived as a means to accelerate society progress rather than the society itself. The question “how often revolutionary processes in society happen” is considered from the standpoint of communication science. It is argued that the fifth communicative revolution which gave rise to communication society is taking place now. Stages of progress of this society are closely connected with the Internet-communication processes. The reasons for people’s turning to the Internet and both positive and negative consequences of this phenomenon are studied.

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The article discusses the possibility of the development of axiological competences in university students in the process of teaching language-related disciplines within the world educational space. The problem of the development of communicative competences is relevant in the modern educational environment; it determines the purpose of the study: to analyze the survey results illustrating the attitude of students to the value of communication in society. During the research, linguistic and axiological parameters, defined by students as linguistic and communicative values, were identified, which makes it possible to talk about modern trends in education. Particular attention is paid to the value categories of the Russian language as the basis for national and cultural orientation, successful communication, intellectual development of people and formation of their linguistic personalities. The authors regard the axiological approach in the development of the student’s communicative competences as a fundamentally structured vision of the world through the prism of value orientation, which in the practice of cognition allows developing competences based on the cognitive needs and communicative intentions of students.

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