Specific interpretation of intercultural communication and levels of intercultural interaction (according to an expert survey in Volgograd)

This article presents an analysis of the concept of “intercultural communication”, and introduces its constituent elements of study: communication (the interpretation of which highlights its universal, biological and social significance) and culture (considered as a regulator of behavior and a set of established norms). In the course of the interpretation of the above terms, the importance of using “intercultural communication” in the synthesis of its constituent concepts is revealed. The article analyzes the data of an expert survey conducted by the author, the main task of the survey was to study expert opinion on the interpretation of the concept of “intercultural communication”. As a result of the study, specific aspects of the term “intercultural communication” were identified, as well as the levels at which intercultural interaction takes place. The peculiarity of intercultural communication at the regional level is highlighted, which is expressed in an ambiguous understanding of the concept from the side of terminological and disciplinary aspects.