Anna Verisova

In the modern world, due attention is not always paid to the process of studying intercultural communication, especially when the language is not taught in the humanities. The article provides examples of how, without knowing the basics of intercultural communication, one can involuntarily offend the interlocutor or get into an unpleasant position, without understanding what the partner wants to tell you. In addition, the author brings up an issue of language and culture interaction. This scientific article uses examples of both an English / American resident and a representative of Chinese culture way of thinking.

Quite recently, we could see students of engineering universities to neglect such subject as a foreign language completely. The students were not motivated to study this subject absolutely, they felt it was not among the basic subjects that would be useful in their future life and work. Now we can observe the opposite trend. The world is changing and it issues new challenges. Now a highly qualified specialist is not only an expert in his field, but he is also presumed to know at least one foreign language. The learning of languages now becomes interesting not only for those who study the humanities, but also for students who have basic technical disciplines. In this regard, the article discusses those requirements that the society sets for future specialists (based on the Federal Education Standards and professional standards) on example of the Ural State University of Railway Transport students.