Abstract
This article examines different aspects of the oralman students’ socio-linguistic adaptation. Scientific research has identified various obstacles oralmen face when studying at Universities in Kazakhstan, especially in the context of the English language studying process. The data used in this paper explores certain peculiarities of oralman students’ adaptation to new educational environments, their attitude towards English, and their difficulties in advancing in foreign language learning. The electronic questionnaires, which included the Likert scale, multiple choice and open-ended questions, were offered to 600 students, while interviews were conducted with 90 students in the last stage of the research. Descriptive statistics and one-way analysis of variance were used to analyze the data. The scientific findings indicated some unexpected difficulties in the oralman students’ socio-linguistic adaptation, which decreased their motivation for learning the foreign language and reduced effectiveness of the teaching. However, certain noticeable discrepancies between the anticipated and real educational context were revealed. The interview and data analysis made it possible to uncover cultural, linguistic, social, and psychological problems. The scientific research suggests that the incorporation of some integrative effective methods and techniques into English classes would be useful for improvement of the oralman students’ English language skills.
Highlights
Several studies have aimed to explore various challenges of modern higher education, and most of these are concerned with specific subjects such as research on international education [1], international students [2], and online learning [3]
The results of the study indicate that the full range of challenges that oralman students encounter in the course of learning English can be divided into three main blocks: 1
Cultural difficulties are related to the mentality of different cultures and mastering the socio-linguistic and socio-cultural components of communicative competence
Summary
Several studies have aimed to explore various challenges of modern higher education, and most of these are concerned with specific subjects such as research on international education [1], international students [2], and online learning [3]. Higher education investigators have presented the following topics in their research: mobility of student and staff; internal and external influences of higher education systems on each other; internationalization of teaching, learning and research; new teaching strategies and technologies; knowledge transfer; modes of cooperation and competition; national and sub-national policies regarding the international dimension of higher education, and others [4,5]. It is beneficial for host universities to open frontiers and enroll international students in their study programs, as it helps to obtain more financial investment for further development. Universities have had to develop new strategies and technologies to provide a successful, effective sociocultural and psychological adaptation. Not everyone adapts to the unfamiliar realities that surround them
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