The current article focuses on methodological aspects of teaching color terms as an important facet of the creation of linguocultural competence during teaching of foreign languages. The concepts of color are discussed as culturally mediated linguistic units, which are based on the national values, perception of cognition and social experience. It is a theoretical research, which addresses such issues as pedagogical principles, teaching strategies, and methodological frameworks that will contribute to the implementation of color-based learning in the language domain. The article suggests the systematic ways of teaching the color terms in a linguocultural context based on the analysis and synthesis of the linguistic, cultural, and educational theories. Even though there is no actual classroom research, the research gives conceptual background to the exploration of the idea of the pedagogical power of color terms in contributing to the cultural awareness and intercultural communicative competence. The article also makes contributions to the methodology research of the field of foreign language educating and defines the future empirical research directions.

Color terms, linguocultural competence, teaching methodology

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