Linguistic Identity Of A Student In Multicultural Academic Environment Of The University

Abstract

The article is devoted to the actual problem of the linguistic identity of a modern student in the multicultural academic environment. The study focuses on various characteristics of the linguistic identity of a student as well as on numerous factors influencing both students’ personal development and their future professional activity. The detailed analysis of different levels of students language personality representation is introduced. The phenomenon of "linguistic identity" is discussed mainly on the base of the method of a language personality description based on a three-level model of a language personality by Yu. N. Karaulov. The research underlines that the linguistic identity of a modern student is highly influenced by such specific factors as age and gender, national, economic, political situation, social and ethnic environment. Special importance is given to the study of the students virtual communicative environment that is actively used by students for self-presentation, building the desired self-image and manipulating with self-impression and others' opinions.