The impact of Erasmus program on intercultural communication skills of students

Tatiana Baranova,Elena Tokareva,Aleksandra Kobicheva,A Zheltenkov,A Mottaeva

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202016412013

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https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202016412013

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In this paper we examine the development of students’ intercultural communication skills as a result of participation in the Erasmus Mobility Program. For the analysis both quantitative and qualitative methods are used. The results of survey show that students’ level of knowledge, skills and attitudes are much higher than before the program, especially in the skills category. According to the interview with students it can be concluded that students regard the experience of participating in the Erasmus Mobility program as positive primarily for learning a foreign language and developing cross-cultural communication skills. Thus it allows us to confirm the positive impact of Erasmus on intercultural communication skills of Russian students.

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In a current globalized world a range of new competences are required from young specialists graduated from university
How students perceive the experience of Erasmus Mobility program?
We defined the level of intercultural communication competence of students in terms of three primary attributes: knowledge, skills and attitudes

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In a current globalized world a range of new competences are required from young specialists graduated from university Among such competences a special position is occupied by intercultural communication skills, which reflect the ability of person to maintain the diverse and multi-level contacts and forms of communication inside multicultural teams as well as use various behavioural strategies within social and professional activities. Intercultural communication is an essential requirement in the critical efforts to ensure world peace, stability, necessary to improve relationships between countries, ensure resource sustainability and promote values like tolerance and diversity [1, 2]. All these explain why such competence becomes so vital recent time. The task of improving of the skills of intercultural interaction is solved through the participation of students in various international projects [5, 6] and international educational programs

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