Some aspects of teacher’s communication at higher school

The article is based on the study of printed sources on a number of key categories of communication theory and competence approach. The characteristic of the terminology system is given: communicative competence, types, forms of communication by means of the mind map are considered, the interrelation of the communicative competence of a higher school teacher in traditional and electronic communication is revealed. In conclusion, the issue of the ethical and communicative competence of the teachers of higher school is touched upon.