THE ROLE OF NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING
This paper examines the relationship between the verbal and nonverbal components of a communicative act. The purpose of this study is to consider the role of nonverbal communication in teaching a foreign language. To understand the meaning of sign language and the role assigned by various scientists to this component in interpersonal and intercultural communication, the article uses the following research methods: analytical and descriptive. Using the descriptive method, such components of nonverbal communication as gestures, facial expressions, and elements of appearance are considered. The analytical method allows us to trace the relationship between gesture and speech, substantiates the role of nonverbal action as a regulator of speech communication, the need to teach knowledge and mastery of nonverbal communication in modern methods of teaching foreign languages. The authors substantiate the necessity of teaching nonverbal communication within the framework of a specific foreign language culture in order to form a full-fledged communicative competence of linguist students. The scientific novelty of the study lies in the analysis of sign language and in rethinking its status as a key component of interpersonal and intercultural communication. Despite the obvious importance of non-verbal communication, this aspect is not given enough attention in the process of teaching foreign languages. The practical significance of the study lies in the possibility of applying the approach proposed by the authors to nonverbal communication in educational activities at various stages of training to form linguistic and cultural competence and improve the process of teaching foreign languages.