FORMATION OF BUSINESS COMMUNICATION SKILLS BY MEANS OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

The article considers the issues of forming the foreign language business communication skills of future specialists. Todayʼs wide international relations have led to the vital need for graduates of non-language higher education institutions to have intercultural business communication skills. The article aims to reveal the peculiarities of formation of future specialistsʼ foreign language business communication skills. Research methods used: analysis, synthesis, specification, generalization. Effective intercultural business communication requires fluency in a foreign language. In the process of teaching a business foreign language, the following tasks are solved: 1) educational: formation of linguistic competence: mastering the most general business communication vocabulary, specific lexical and grammatical phrases and constructions characteristic of the most popular in the business world and therefore priority in the educational process of business communication registers that will ensure written and oral communication; sociolinguistic competence: the ability to use and transform language units following the situation of business communication, the ability to monologue 2) developmental: development of studentsʼ creativity, initiative, independence, individuality; development of communication skills, teamwork, ability to form and argue their position on a topic or other issues. 3) educational: development of intercultural sensitivity and tact, culture of communication, self-respect and respect for people of other nationalities; formation of an adequate assessment of studentsʼ actions and performance; development of studentsʼ self-educational potential. The main condition for optimizing studentsʼ learning of foreign language business communication skills is the use of interactive forms and methods of work (brainstorming, discussion, conversation, business game, case method, etc.).