Foreign Language Studying as a Factor of Intercultural Communication Achievement and Indicator of Valuable Self-determination of Higher Educational Establishments Students

The purpose of the work is to clarify the role and influence of the foreign language on the process of intercultural communication as the main component of students’ self-determination in modern higher educational system of Ukraine; to determine by which factors the process of intercultural communication becomes more effective in interacting with representatives of different cultures. The research methodology consisted in the application of such research methods as study, analysis and generalization with the purpose of revealing the concept of intercultural communication as a factor in the formation of interethnic consent in all spheres of communication. Scientific novelty of the work lies in the description of the problem of mastering intercultural interaction. In this regard, the research proves that in our time as never before, foreign language and the process of its knowledge affect preferences in choosing vital important values. It helps students to dive into social, economic, political and cultural trends of modern globalized world. Modern student should be capable of recognizing valuable orientations. The problems of communication, value orientations formation, formation of linguistic culture elements have been extensively covered in the scientific literature, but despite this, the problem of intercultural communication as the main indicator of person’s value formation in the process of international activity remains insufficiently studied. Particular emphasis is placed on the fact that learning foreign language, at least one, allows not only deeper realize national identity of other countries and become familiar with theirs culture, habits, customs, but with a sufficiently high level of cultural competence provides an opportunity to participate in the dialogue of cultures. In these processes, a special role is played by intercultural communication that can not only become a means enhancing the overall competence of the individual, but also can significantly impact on the processes of its self-determination. Conclusions. It is proved that from self-determination in culture and through the help of cultures depend the relationship of the individual with other people, attitudes to own activities, awareness of own individuality therefore, the study of a foreign language determines not only the use of certain acquired skills and skills of communication, but also gives peculiarities of the host country’s linguistic picture of the world, linguistic and extra-linguistic factors that determine communication. As a result of such activity new forms of cultural space are born, which hardly affect other people, but they play a key role in the process of interaction