Abstract
This study, the object of which is globalization in its modern modifications, is devoted to the analysis of trends in the deployment of globalization processes in modern sociocultural contexts. The features of postmodern societies, which are informational and multicultural societies, risk and knowledge societies are analyzed. Based on the author’s comprehensive research methodology, globalization, its structure, semantics, functional range and constructive potential are considered. Particular attention is paid to intercultural communication as a tool to overcome possible "zones of misunderstanding." It turns out its horizontal and vertical dimensions, gender communication is considered as an example of horizontal deployment. The role of education and upbringing in the formation of the imperative of tolerance is highlighted. It is proved in the work that taking into account the unity of these measurements is of fundamental importance for increasing the efficiency of the formation of a person’s readiness to respond to life's challenges. Investigated problem. Among modern challenges, globalization pays special attention, absorbs light at an accelerated pace. Despite the fact that this thematic field was developed by a number of researchers, this problem remains relevant today especially since sociocultural contexts are changing, emphasis is shifting. Due to the global pandemic, the corona of the virus of the state is becoming more closed. The perception of globalization processes occurs through an analysis of potential risks for self-preservation. Despite this, integration processes continue, therefore, teaching a person intercultural communication skills remains relevant. The main scientific results. The scientific novelty of research is to create a metatheoretical model of globalization and intercultural communication as its component in general civilization and national contexts on the basis of the author’s methodological program, the application of which made it possible to significantly deepen the understanding of the globalization construct, to reveal the functional potential of intercultural communication as necessary in the construction and implementation of successful life-saving strategies. Scope of the practical application of the research results. Practical value is determined by the totality of the analyzed problems, which expand the horizons of understanding the phenomenon of globalization and intercultural communication. The proposed methodological research program can be used in the further development of problems of national education strategies in the era of globalization, in the teaching of special courses in the philosophy of education, theoretical and comparative pedagogy, the sociology of education and culture. The results of the study were introduced into the educational process of the H. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, the Ternopil V. Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, the Kharkiv College of Trade and Economics of the Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics.
Highlights
The radical changes that modern societies are going through require a certain revision of the already familiar approach to understanding globalization, a deeper analysis of its potential risks
The coronavirus pandemic, the consequences of which, perhaps, provoke the activity of antiglobalistic movements, which lost their positions at the end of the last century, has confirmed this
The issue of preserving a global society, the outlines of which have become more clear in recent years, and are in jeopardy, require the construction of a new educational profile, in particular, where training and the formation of intercultural communication skills arise as an important tool [2]
Summary
The radical changes that modern societies are going through require a certain revision of the already familiar approach to understanding globalization, a deeper analysis of its potential risks. Education is one of the priority sectors of the state’s life, has a huge impact on the formation of public opinion on various issues, is forced to respond to the challenges of globalization, adapt its answers to them in the conditions in which its civilization mission and humanistic purpose are realized. The lacunae model is a dynamic methodological model that allows to overcome the frozen, antihistorical understanding of culture, and allow to quickly identify the complexity of intercultural communication In such complicated socio-cultural contexts, intercultural communication, which takes place in certain horizontals and verticals, is of paramount importance. The issue of preserving a global society, the outlines of which have become more clear in recent years, and are in jeopardy, require the construction of a new educational profile, in particular, where training and the formation of intercultural communication skills arise as an important tool [2]
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