THE ROLE OF SYMBOLIC LANGUAGE IN DEVELOPING INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE

Аннотация

Intercultural communication has become a crucial area of the study today because of the importance in the understanding of the cultural diversity, multicultural communities of the world. Daily interaction between people of different cultural backgrounds is improving to some certain extent such as immigration, urbanization, international employment, study exchange programs and ease of foreign travel and so on. Therefore, intercultural communicative competence and the use of symbolic language are of the importance of the article due to developing the attitudes and the communication skills in multicultural exchange, in everyday life and even within organizations. Learning about other cultures and developing intercultural communication competences and skills can help overcome any barriers among the multicultural encounter and lead to more openness and welcoming in interaction.