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The Role Of Language In Intercultural Communication

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Today it is clear that successful and effective contacts with representatives of other cultures is not possible without practical skills in intercultural communication. In this case, it should be noted the role of language in overcoming barriers in communication between representatives of different cultures.
Language, perhaps the most important component of culture because much of the culture is normally transmitted orally. It is impossible to understand the subtle nuances and deep meaning of another culture without knowing its language well.
Language in the communication process not only performs the function of encoding the transmitted information, but also plays a special role in the process of obtaining new knowledge about the world, processing, storage and transmission of this knowledge. This makes language a vital tool not only knowledge of another culture, but also its interpretation and adaptation.
The dialectical relationship between language and culture has always been a concern of teachers and educators. Regardless of the language, the culture of the country of studied language should be included in training. Over time, the pendulum of opinions of practitioners swayed "against" or "for" teaching culturein context of language learning. Many researchers spoke about the importance and the possibility of including cultural components into the curriculum; others believed that the main pitch should be done mainly on the shape and structure of the language.
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