AXIOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF LOCAL CULTURE-SPECIFIC CONCEPTS IN THE CONTEXT OF TEACHING FOREIGN LANGUAGE
The article defines the objectives of foreign language teaching on the basis of axiological approach based on the use of local culture-specific concepts. The author analyzes the studies of axiological issues, identifies the thematic justification of the axiological potential of culture-bound terms. The concept «axiological potential» is amplified in the context of culture-specific concepts. The author clarifies the concept «culture-bound term» that reflects historical, geographical, socio-political, ethnographic values of the region, and associates with words, phrases which come under the notion of culture-specific vocabulary and signify concepts, objects related to historical, geographical, socio-political and other conditions of the existence of regional residents. The investigator proposes the axiological classification of culture-bound items, based on the analysis of historical documents, scientifical literature and websites.