General principles for selection of non-verbal communication within the sociocultural approach in teaching a foreign language
The nonverbal means of communication used in compliance with the linguistic and cultural norms allow both verbal and nonverbal behavior adequate to the tasks of intercultural communication. The idea of using nonverbal communicative means is well-known in foreign language teaching techniques. However until now, the selection principles for such communicative means within the socio-cultural approach have not been proposed by the native scientists. The author singles out and describes the typology principles of nonverbal signals and the necessary knowledge of the nationally specific communicative base. The applied methods include the analysis and synthesis of physiological, pedagogical and methodological materials. Implementing the above principles gives way to incorporating the nonverbal means of communication into the process of foreign language teaching.