Intercultural interaction in terms of university course in training program for international business specialists

The article considers basic didactic units of the university course “Theory and technology of intercultural interaction”. The author makes an overview of the key theories to be studied, which provides conceptual basis for forming practical skills to build effective intercultural communication in everyday and business context. These skills are supposed to be an important part of modern specialists’ competence. Technological aspect is analyzed from the viewpoint of definite modes that enable to overcome cultural barriers leading to failures in communication. Besides the article proposes some sample practical tasks that can be used both for practicing intercultural communication and as a means of controlling.