Problems of Intercultural Interference in Foreign Language Teaching

Abstract

The problem of interlanguage interference has been well studied by linguists and specialists in the field of foreign language teaching. However, for the successful mastering of a foreign language, it is necessary to overcome not only linguistic, but also intercultural interference. Manifestations in the speech of the first mentioned interference are often obvious and easy to correct; the cases of violations of cultural norms is less manifested, and very often they are not given special attention. The article substantiates the necessity of studying intercultural interference, revealsthe concept, the phenomena of interference in foreign language professional intercultural communication, and also describes the model of students’ learning a language profile for overcoming intercultural interferences and reveals the structural elements of the model of discussed criteria and indicators, levels of academic success overcoming intercultural interference.