Study of Humanitarian High School Students’ Readiness for Intercultural Communication Formation

Minnisa S Safina,Agzam A Valeev

doi:10.5539/res.v7n5p52

Abstract

The scope of the international activity of Russia has increased today. This fact demands a good knowledge of foreign languages. Foreign languages are used by high schools graduates in foreign offices of Russian companies, in foreign companies abroad and for communication in all sorts of professional conferences. Modern high school graduates’ competitive advantage, career and success in life is determined along with qualifying characteristics by their following abilities: to adapt to the new information space in the international environment; to be professionally trained to participate in international business communications; to be able to adapt all personal qualities in a particular labor market. Adequate verbal behavior in any profession requires the development of not only the language skills, but also knowledge of the laws, customs, and national mentality of the studied country language. All this requires a qualitatively new approach to foreign language teaching. The article reveals the essence and the basic characteristics of readiness for intercultural communication, the principles of readiness for intercultural communication formation and educational potential of the discipline “Foreign Language” in the formation of this readiness. The study found levels of the students’ readiness for intercultural communication development , defined criteria and proposed diagnostic tools, and complex problem-communicative methods of social and functional competencies formation, providing professional orientation and substantial basis in the course of students’ foreign language activities. The results of experimental work suggest the viability and validity of pedagogical conditions of humanitarian high school students’ readiness for intercultural communication formation.

Highlights

1.1 Actualizing the ProblemIncreased interest in the problems of foreign language communication in modern world due to globalization is expressed in the process of business integration and expansion of information space, the development of new information technologies, expansion of business and personal contacts (Grigoryeva et al, 2015; Lopatina et al, 2015; Gutman et al, 2014; Masalimova et al, 2014)
Modern era is marked by gradual entry of Russia into the international community, necessitating changes in conceptual approaches in teaching foreign language students who use a foreign language as a tool for future careers
At the control (2013-2014) stage we evaluated the effectiveness of pedagogical conditions influencing the formation of the future specialists in the humanities readiness to intercultural communication

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Introduction

1.1 Actualizing the ProblemIncreased interest in the problems of foreign language communication in modern world due to globalization is expressed in the process of business integration and expansion of information space, the development of new information technologies, expansion of business and personal contacts (Grigoryeva et al, 2015; Lopatina et al, 2015; Gutman et al, 2014; Masalimova et al, 2014). The aim of teaching foreign languages, in this connection, is not mastery of a set of specific skills, but the formation of linguistic personality. For this kind of person a foreign language is necessary for life, for communication in real life situations and for being able to carry out effective communication with other cultures (Kamalova & Zakirova, 2014). Formation of skills of intercultural communication as a methodological basis of language learning in high school seems justified especially for humanitarian students—lawyers, managers and others (Shaidullina et al, 2014, 2015;Valeeva et al, 2015; Biktagirova & Valeeva, 2014; Lopatina et al, 2015). A tendency to establish links between the different regions of the globe on the basis of the international division of labor inevitably leads to the development of international communication, cultural and www.ccsenet.org/res

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