The Principle of Cultural Reflection. Based on the psychological process of the self-identity there is
another psychological process like reflection. Self-determination occurs as the result of a constant internal
dialogue of the individual. As evidenced by many of the fundamental works of the famous scientists, as a
result of this dialogue, everyone comes to the best understanding of himself. For the process of cultural self-
determination of the personality through a foreign language, you need to as you explore material culture in
the country of the target language to create the didactic-methodological terms with the fact that everybody
can reflect on his own culture. In this way he will determine his place in the spectrum of the studied cultures,
perceives human values as well as realizing his role and function in the global human processes. That’s why,
through the cultural reflection, learners will be able to come to understand themselves as a cultural and his-
torical subject, the subject of the dialogue of cultures with multi-group membership.
Thus, two proposed methodological principles of teaching culture-The Principle of Cultural Variabil- ity and The Principle of Cultural Reflection which clarify and broader in its didactic-filling methodological
principles of teaching culture and create conditions for cultural self-determination of students in items of so-
cio-cultural education.
Describing the essence socio-cultural education, it can not be avoided the question of the dialogue of cultures. The methodology of foreign language teaching, the principle of dialogue between cultures, original-
ly existing in the vertical dimension was further developed and became more and include a horizontal di-
mension, when it comes into the contact of representatives of native cultures and the culture of the target
language. This turn in the methodology scientifically influenced the proclamation of a new thesis about the cooperation of languages and cultures. However, it is possible to identify the concept in the dialogue of cul- tures between the cooperation of languages and cultures?
To answer this question, we turn to the philosophical study of the world of communication by the next
Russian researcher M.S.Kagan [10]. In his scientific work, the author identifies the types of relationships
between cultures:
Full equal dialogue-dialogue built on mutual respect involved in contact of cultures, in which the ex-
change of meanings and equivalent representation of cultures with a view to their mutual enrichment,
development and mutual renovation.
Utilitarian attitude of one culture to another, when one culture imposes its system of values, norms
and values of another. In this case there is no full reciprocity, mutual development and renovation.
It is how the process of acculturation can be represented in the result of many cultures which lose their
originality, uniqueness and voluntarily join the dominant culture.
In a short, only the first type of relationship between cultures can be considered progressive and aimed
at the development of human civilization. Through this dialogue, the culture coexists in the modern multicul-
tural world. This principle of the socio-cultural competence will be effective only when students possess not
only to learn the material, but more importantly on its basis pay the special attention how to build the strate-
gies and continuous improvement of the socio-cultural competence. These strategies will play a major role in
the study of any other culture or contact with its representatives. Therefore, studying the culture of the target
language it is important to have the particular importance not only directly the material, but also how stu-
dents will master the language.