THE ISSUE OF DEEPENING THE MULTICULTURAL ORIENTATION OF LANGUAGE TRAINING OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD OF TOURISM

Introduction. One of the aims of higher education is to involve young people into global values, to form students' ability to communicate and interact with representatives of other cultures in the world. Due to the important role of languages in the modern world, the task of teaching languages and improving the students' level of language training is on the agenda. The purpose of the article is to find out the place and role of intercultural communication in the field of professional activity of future tourism specialists. Results. The issues of multiculturalism and professionalism are closely connected. This is especially true in respect of training of highly skilled professionals, in particular, future specialists in the field of tourism. The extension of the multicultural orientation of students' linguistic training in the conditions of global education, which results in the development of students' multicultural competence, becomes a factor in the formation of a tolerant consciousness of the individual. Means of multicultural education can be educational games, investigation of different cultures and national peculiarities. The teachers of our department implement effective forms and methods of work for the accomplishment of the tasks. We constantly update not only the educational material, but approaches to its application. Our practical progress is based on the theoretical investigations. The nature of communication changed with the growth of globalization changes, the extension of international contacts, and the internationalization of society in general. The nature of communication changed with the growth of globalization changes, the extension of international contacts, and the internationalization of society in general. The analysis of scientific resources on problems of intercultural communication brings about the conclusion that only the study of the interrelationship between culture and communication through the identification of cultural models and the application of the gained knowledge are necessary steps to overcome misunderstandings and conflicts.