Preparing non-language university students for intercultural interaction by teaching etiquette speech acts (based on the German language)

Abstract

The study aims to justify the necessity of preparing non-language faculty students for intercultural interaction based on teaching etiquette speech acts in the process of learning a foreign language as a way to develop students’ intercultural competence. The article examines the linguodidactic foundations of teaching etiquette speech acts, determines the correlations between the notions of “politeness”, “speech etiquette”, and “culture of speech”. The scientific novelty lies in developing a technology aimed at organizing students’ work with etiquette speech acts and focused on developing students’ intercultural competence based on the German language. As a result of the study, it has been determined that practical classes in a foreign language at a non-language university have significant opportunities for mastering the norms and rules governing communication during intercultural interaction, which are implemented specifically by etiquette speech acts.