Methods of Developing Intercultural Competence in Maritime English Teaching

Abstract

Intercultural communication which is realized, first of all, at the linguistic level is an inseparable part of seafarers’ and offshore workers’ professional activities. The objective of the present study consists in developing methods of forming and improving cadets’ intercultural competence within the compulsory course of professional English taught at Admiral Ushakov Maritime State University.

The study has attempted to incorporate the intercultural approach to the traditional course of the English language for seafarers, and work out original methods of the language intercultural competence development based on analyzing and modeling true-to-life on-board situations of intercultural interaction.