The scientific problem of the dissertation: what attitudes on characteristics of linguistic communication competence dominate among physical education teachers considering their attitudes both on linguistic communication competence, and on communication in social situations? The research object – attitudes on linguistic communication competence and communication in social situations. The scientific solution of the research object that corresponds the research subject is oriented to the detection of verbal communication competence in native (Lithuanian) speech of physical education teachers as well as to the evaluation of their attitude on communication in social situations. The aim of the research was to disclose physical education teachers‘ attitudes on pedagogical communication as the determinants of pupils‘ approach to physical self-education. The following statements substantiate scientific novelty of the research: in theoretical aspect the competences of a physical education teacher in revealing the role of linguistic communication competence in native (Lithuanian) speech were analysed, the peculiarities of the attitude of physical education teachers on communication competence were revealed, the features of the attitude of physical education teachers on communication in social situations were evaluated, the links of the attitude of the components of physical education teachers on linguistic communication competence in native (Lithuanian) speech and the attitude on... [to full text]