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Development of Cross-Cultural Competence - Innovative Resource of Contemporary Education // Tomsk State Pedagogical University Bulletin. 2004. Issue 5 (42). P. 95-99

The article is devoted to the issue of cross-cultural communication and important role of a person in searching for the ways to resolve appearing controversies in the process. Having analyzed modern tendencies cf language interaction, the author describes the main components of cross-cu4ural competence and underpins necessity of its development. Understanding of the paradoxical demands of modern times: coexistence of diversity and uniformity, and rethinking of educational values allow the author to highlight a new educational goal and regard development of cross-cultural competence cf a person as a lop priority of comprehensive education.