PRAGMATICS OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS IN STUDYING RUSSIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Purpose: justification of a pragmatic approach in the study of Russian as a foreign language. Methods . Linguoculturological analysis provides insight into the interaction and interdependence of language and culture in speech behaviour, supplemented by the observation method, which makes it possible to describe various aspects and phenomena in intercultural exchange, and by the discursive method, which reveals the dynamism of their mutual influence. Findings. Mutual intelligibility as the basis of intercultural exchange is based on the qualitative communication indicators, which ensure the openness, accessibility and clarity of the communicative intentions of the parties involved. Conscious entry into the zone of common meanings suggests reaching agreement while preserving the cultural identity of the participants. The pragmatic approach to the study of Russian as a foreign language consists in the formation of strategic planning skills for speech behaviour that correlates communication needs, speech competencies and cultural phenomena significant for communication. Conclusions. The study of the communication phenomenon theoretically justifies the adaptation of students to various situations of intercultural exchange. The search for a communicative solution requires guidelines for speech behaviour, which the student draws from the social and cultural context. Cultural phenomena are not only the subject of the study, but they also develop communication skills in terms of their application in various situations. The use of speech genres that are actively prevalent in the world culture in studying facilitates the achievement of mutual intelligibility, contributing to the independent strategic planning of speech behaviour, taking into account own communication needs.