Abstract

The article deals with theoretical and practical rethinking of the concept - intercultural communication of foreign students in higher educational institutions. The interrelation of language and culture is analyzed. The psychological and pedagogical criteria for the training of university lecturers teaching foreign students are determined. The pedagogical aspects of organization of inter-ethnic and intercultural communication are offered. At the present stage of development of higher education, the most important component of the teacher's professional and pedagogical activity is its constructive pedagogical interaction with students in the process of working together, aimed at their professional and personal development. Problems of foreign students are related to the new requirements of Ukrainian higher education, their status as a foreigner in Ukraine, peculiarities of age psychology and national-psychological peculiarities.The development of interethnic communication is possible through the interaction of different cultures. In these conditions, the education of foreigners should be regarded as a means of existence in the new social environment, and the formation of intercultural communication among students is the goal of learning. In this connection, studies are focused on finding ways to increase the effectiveness of studying the culture of the people speaking a particular language; to overcome the cultural barrier; increase of pedagogical skills of teachers of higher education, aimed at their professional and personal development. The requirements for the effectiveness of vocational and pedagogical communication are constantly increasing, and the actual practice shows that the level of psychological and pedagogical preparation of the teachers of higher educational establishments is not in line with the requirements that are being put to them. The study of the world of native speakers is aimed at helping to understand the peculiarities of linguistic communication, additional semantic loading, political, cultural, and historical realities, since at the heart of any communication, that is, the basis of linguistic communication is the mutual knowledge of the realities, knowledge of the subject of communication between the participants of communication . Therefore, it is necessary to change the approaches to studying foreigners and switch from purely theoretical knowledge to practical trainings, courses, and to eradicate false cultural stereotypes. Due to the fact that the modern high school is a multicultural space in which the dialogue of cultures of representatives of different nations takes place, university instructors must have the skills of organizing interethnic and intercultural communication. Key words: intercultural communication, national culture, foreign nationals, professional training, features

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