Sociolinguistic aspects of effective communication of a foreign specialist at a production department

Abstract

The problem of integrating migrants into the host society is particularly relevant in relation to the production team since it occurs within the framework of a professional productive activity. A non-native speaker of the official state language faces various difficulties which can largely affect the results of his/her work and the effectiveness of production communication in general. The aim of the study was to establish sociolinguistic parameters, ensuring the efficient communication of a foreign specialist at a production department. The main methods used were surveys and interviews organized at the same time. The “qualitative method” of an in-depth interview was used as one of the approaches practiced within the framework of the so-called “grounded theory”. The authors suggest that effective communication can be provided for the foreign people by creating (on the basis of single universities in the region) linguoeconomic schools for migrants (non-natives), linking their future with the region, organization of specialized training. These workshops are proposed to include different types of classes, taking into account the future specialty and a field of study, for example, business meeting is operational, organizational, planning, controlling, and it is recommended to use a variety of educational technologies. Thus, the efficiency of migrants’ adaptation (non-natives) in the host society and the production team is largely dependent on joint systematic sequential activities of the state regional agencies, relevant professionals, and media.