The Role of Language Mediation (Media) in Training
The purpose of this article is to study the role of language mediation as a component of communicative activity, which is based on a communicative initiative that reflects the socio-psychological state of communicants, continues to cause interest of researchers. The challenge is to show how the language mediation allows communication between people, eliminating linguistic, cultural, semantic or any other barriers, ensuring harmonization of communication. The hypothesis is that the formation of key competencies in teaching foreign languages and translation training is closely related to the development of mediation competence. The article used the method of comparative analysis, which showed that the language mediator), unlike the translator, can express a personal attitude to the speech behavior of the communicants, helping to overcome the language barrier between the participants in communication. The hypothesis is that t the formation of key competencies in teaching foreign languages and translation training is closely related to the development of mediation competence. The article used the method of comparative analysis, which showed that the language mediator), unlike the translator, can express a personal attitude to the speech behavior of the communicants, helping to overcome the language barrier between the participants in communication. The analysis showed that the concept of “language mediation” does not coincide with the concept of “translation”.