Keyword: «коммуникативная компетенция»

The importance of studying non-verbal means as aesthetically significant signs in a literary text is revealed, the non-verbal communication of the main character of the novel «Theater» by W. S. Maugham is considered as an important component of understanding the psychological characteristics of the protagonist, her relations with other characters. The necessity of studying the names of gestures, facial expressions, ways of indicating emotions in English lessons during the formation of communicative competence is justified. The tasks for the 11th grade students aimed at studying non-verbal signs in literary texts are described.