Number Of Foreign Students Research Articles

Multicultural Competencies of Social Studies Teachers: A Qualitative Study.

Purpose: Turkey is a country hosting many people of diverse religious beliefs (e.g., Islam, Christianity, and Judaism) and a great variety of ethnic origins (e.g., Turks, Greeks, Armenians, Slavs, Arabs, Romanians and Kurds). It is also subject to continuous migratory flows from neighboring countries and beyond. Due to these factors, it has become increasingly evident that a more multicultural educational approach is warranted. In this study, researchers analyzed the level of competency in teachers required for the implementation of such approaches within the framework of individual/personal, classroom, and institution/school levels in order to identify the capabilities of social studies teachers’ multicultural competencies. Method: In this study, researchers used a basic qualitative research design. Using a semi-structured interview technique, one-on-one interviews were conducted with 16 teachers from 8 schools with different socio-economic backgrounds and foreign student numbers. The data was analyzed with a thematic analysis approach. Findings: What was found in the course of the work? This will refer to analysis, discussion, or results. The findings of the study showed that teachers’ multicultural competencies were weak in individual/personal, institutional/school levels and in the integration of cultural characteristics into teaching at the classroom level. However, participating teachers indicated stronger multicultural competencies in other subcategories of the classroom level.

Lost in Translation? Students and the Hitches of Machine Translation of Academic Texts: Lecturers’ Perspectives

Machine translation (MT) of academic texts is a trending phenomenon in the higher education context. Globalisation and internationalisation have seen a massive number of foreign students being admitted into higher education in countries where they study in the second or target language. Some of these students find it challenging to write a good academic text in the second language (i.e., English in the case of the United Kingdom). As a remedy, they resort to translating their work from the source text (ST) to the target text (TT) using MT like Google or Bing translation. Although some research has shown that these devices can be beneficial, others have found that these devices are far from being perfect and can produce texts that distort the intended meaning. In addition, research into MT in educational contexts have overlooked the views of lecturers who are the ones that read and assess students’ texts. This study aimed to contribute to the literature on MT by sampling the views of four academics from four different universities in the North West of England, United Kingdom. The findings of this research revealed that lecturers were very critical of students’ usage of MT of academic texts. Among the reasons advanced for this rejection were that students were ‘lost in translation’ using MT, and that MT did not help non-English speaking students learn the language. Consequently, students can produce texts that could negatively affect their grades when assessed. This paper has made some policy recommendations to universities regarding the problems of MT and submitted suggestions for further research in this area.

МЕЖКУЛЬТУРНАЯ СЕНСИТИВНОСТЬ КАК НЕОБХОДИМЫЙ ФАКТОР ЭФФЕКТИВНОЙ МЕЖКУЛЬТУРНОЙ КОММУНИКАЦИИ ИНОСТРАННЫХ ОБУЧАЮЩИХСЯ

In modern society there is high demand for intercultural competency due to expansion of international contacts, intensification of international communication and, as a result, a constant increase in the number of foreign students in Russian universities. At the same time the intercultural interaction is possible only if representatives of different cultures are ready to accept a different culture as their native culture. The condition for effective intercultural communication is the high level of intercultural sensitivity as an aspect of intercultural competency. The purpose was to examine the level of intercultural sensitivity in foreign students of Privolzhsky Research Medical University and to reveal the association between intercultural sensitivity and ethnic identity. The results of dimensions of such aspects of intercultural sensitivity as interaction attentiveness and respect, interaction confidence, interactional openness and engagement are presented. Materials and methods . A total of 60 foreign students from 8 countries provided the data for analysis, the results of which were interpreted and subjected to statistical analysis. Intercultural sensitivity was partially measured using an adapted version of Chen’s intercultural sensitivity scale. Results and conclusions. The study revealed that all foreign students have a certain level of intercultural sensitivity and differences in the students’ levels are associated with their personality and ethnic identity.

НЕКОТОРЫЕ АСПЕКТЫ ПРОЦЕССА АДАПТАЦИИ ИНОСТРАННЫХ ОБУЧАЮЩИХСЯ В ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННЫХ ВУЗАХ

The number of foreign students in domestic higher education institutions has steadily increased over the past two decades. However, due to information and cultural barriers, this trend is slowing down. Foreign medical students travel abroad in search of a good education and adequate learning conditions. For the choice of the country of study and educational institution, the decisive factors are accessibility, social ties, as well as the education system in accordance with the principle of achieving the goal. Communication with other foreign students is not seen as a problem, and foreign medical students are most concerned about social isolation due to linguistic, intercultural and religious differences. Providing access to the University education system, material, technical and informational environment, social support, creating conditions for cultural integration, and fostering religious tolerance help foreign medical students in many ways. Thus, the creation of a special adaptive environment, as well as the development of adequate intercultural relations, along with a person-oriented educational process, contribute to the successful achievement of the goal of foreign students ' stay in the educational environment of the University.

Peculiarities of Multicultural Education Development in North America, Western Europe and Ukraine

The purpose of the article was to analyze the process of the multicultural education development in countries that have experience in the successful implementation of its ideas and to identify relevant for Ukraine ideas of multicultural education, as in Ukraine the number of foreign students in universities, academies and institutes is constantly growing.
 In order to solve the tasks we used general scientific (analysis, synthesis, comparison, systematization and generalization for studying the works of foreign and domestic scientists and the legislative support) as well as special scientific (prognostic analysis for determination of the multicultural education prospects in Ukraine) research methods.
 Underway the study, the fact of the need for the multicultural education and its links with the social, economic and political factors in the global labor market, as well as with the migratory flow that requires the integration of immigrants into society, was found out. However, each country’s multicultural education has its own peculiarities in relation to the legislative environment and the implementation of an inclusive education perspective at the different educational levels.

UK higher education after Brexit

This article explores the likely impact of Brexit on UK higher education. Because negotiations between the UK and the EU remain inconclusive at the time of writing, much remains uncertain. There is likely to be a fall in the number of EU students studying in the UK. The loss will be concentrated in a limited number of universities and the financial consequences could well be mitigated by increasing numbers of foreign students from outside the EU. It is hoped that the UK will retain some access to EU research funds by obtaining associate status in the new framework programme. After the Brexit vote there was great concern that the UK would lose large numbers of academic staff from EU countries. Now that there is greater clarity about a new immigration policy, these fears have lessened somewhat. Threats on all these fronts remain but what is certain is that a sector which has thrived on its internationalism will feel diminished as it ceases to be a participant in European decision making about higher education and instead a client.

ПОТЕНЦИАЛ ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНОЙ МИГРАЦИИ ИЗ КИТАЯ, ВЬЕТНАМА И ЯПОНИИ В КОНТЕКСТЕ РЕШЕНИЯ ДЕМОГРАФИЧЕСКИХ И СОЦИАЛЬНО-ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИХ ПРОБЛЕМ РОССИИ

In the modern world, educational migration is gaining in scale, and the list of countries attractive to foreign youth is also expanding. Leading universities, included in various rankings, implement many educational programs aimed at attracting foreign students. For Russia, increasing the number of foreign students in universities is one of the priority tasks set in the National Education Project. In this work, based on data from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, as well as data from Rosstat, we analyze the dynamics of the number of foreign students from a number of Asian countries in Russian universities. It is shown that over the past ten years, the number of foreign students studying in Russia for undergraduate and graduate programs has doubled. This became possible both thanks to the active work of universities in positioning Russian educational programs, and thanks to a number of interstate agreements that allow foreign students to receive education in Russia for free. And, although the main potential for attracting foreign students is still concentrated in the CIS countries, Russia has good chances of increasing flows of educational migrants from the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, including China, Japan and Vietnam. We are formulating a number of proposals that can help increase the attractiveness of Russia for students from these countries.

ПРОЦЕСС АКАДЕМИЧЕСКОЙ МОБИЛЬНОСТИ В КОНТЕКСТЕ ИНТЕРНАЦИОНАЛИЗАЦИИ ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ

Exporting education is one of the key areas of global higher education that has been hit hardest by the pandemic. This article focuses on the international academic mobility of students, which is one of the strategic sources of funding for universities in many countries of the world, which has significantly decreased since the beginning of 2020. According to the forecasts of experts, the higher education sector expects further significant changes in the number of foreign students, the demand for international education in different countries, as well as changes in the formats of education of foreign students. The study shows how student mobility has changed in Russia and in the world, and what are the expectations, challenges and forecasts for the export of education in the near future. The purpose of the study is to consider the concept of academic mobility, to analyze the impact of the pandemic on the process of academic mobility in Russian universities. The article uses the methods of theoretical analysis of sources, analysis of statistical data, the results of observations of the organization of international academic mobility. In this article, the process of academic mobility is considered as a general term referring to both groups of participants — students and teachers of higher education institutions. We live in an era of globalization, in which the internationalization of higher education refers to an overarching process of institutional transformation aimed at integrating the international and intercultural dimension into the mission and one of the core functions of higher education institutions. The process of globalization blurs the borders between countries, bringing together the education and science systems of different countries. Academic mobility of students and teachers is defined as crossing national borders for the purpose of studying or teaching in higher education or participating in research abroad. Through the development of the process of academic mobility of students and teachers, cooperation between universities will be strengthened, which is a prerequisite for achieving the internationalization of education.

Юг Дальнего Востока России как уникальный этнический регион: к вопросу взаимодействия музыкальных культур

The article examines the southern part of the Russian Far East, which has a great potential from the perspective of the interaction of musical cultures and the formation of a unique ethno-cultural zone. On the basis of contemporary research works the circle of possible ethnic contacts in the region on the contemporary stage is delineated. In the ethnic characterization of the Russian Far East certain modifi cations towards the direction of expansion of the ethnic makeup and change of the region’s social characterization. The adjacency with the two provinces of North-Eastern China — Heilongjiang and Jilin bordering Russia on the north and east — are noted as a territorial premise for close mutual cooperation. The persistent interest in having foreign students receive an academic musical education of a Western European type in the region’s artistic educational institutions. Accentuation is made of the great potential for the interaction between musical cultures connected with the use of contemporary computer music technologies. The author of the article highlights the fastest developing trends in the interaction between the musical cultures of the peoples of the Far East of Russia and China on the basis of the use of computer music technologies: compositional activities, performance and education. Observation is made of the decline of the population of the indigenous peoples of the Russian Far East and the change of the region’s ethnic make-up as the result of the processes of migration, as well as the increase in the number of foreign students from China in the educational space and the concert and competition venues of the region.

The Role of International Cooperation in the Process of Reforming the Higher Education System of Ukraine

The main purpose of this research work is to substantiate the need for international cooperation of Ukrainian higher education institutions as an important factor in reforming and modernizing the national education system, its successful integration into the global educational space and increasing competitiveness in the market of educational services. The basic method in the study is system approach. Methods of scientific abstraction, analysis and synthesis are used to form a theoretical synthesis and conclusions, graphic-analytical method is used for a clear illustration of the economic phenomena and processes under study. Internationalization of higher education is one of the main directions of the new conception of higher education reform in Ukraine. New demands and needs in the market of educational services, growing competition between higher education institutions, implementation of innovations in the educational process require changes in approaches to reform in the field of higher education in order to improve quality. International cooperation in the State University of Infrastructure and Technologies is considered as a process of formation and development of equal and mutually beneficial partnerships between educational institutions of different countries. International cooperation will give the State University of Infrastructure and Technologies the opportunity to participate in international projects in an equal and full manner, increase the number of foreign students, invite foreign lecturers to become a fully recognized university in the world, which provides high quality education.

ГЕНДЕРНЫЙ ПОДХОД К ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКОГО ВЗАИМОДЕЙСТВИЯ В МЕЖДУНАРОДНО ОРИЕНТИРОВАННОМ ВУЗЕ

The growing popularity of the Russian higher education in the world and the growing number of foreign students in the universities of Russia arouse interest to the issues of interethnic interaction and adaptation to the academic environment of an internationally oriented university. The article is devoted to the problem of higher education enhancing in the modern multinational academic environment of Russian internationally oriented universities. The purpose of the study is to analyze the gender specificity of the interethnic relations between the representatives of different ethnic groups in the process of pedagogical interaction in the Russian-speaking educational environment of an internationally-oriented university. The study reveals how gender stereotypes of a student and a teacher are determined by the national culture with its inherent traditional structure of gender roles.There was conducted a survey among the foreign students of the pre-university and other faculties of RUDN University. 98 students from China, 46 students from Iran, 10 students from Azerbaijan, 18 students from Afghanistan, 25 students from Vietnam, 18 students from Lebanon, 21 students from Mongolia, 33 students from Turkmenistan, 15 students from Uzbekistan and 18 students from Ecuador (a total of 348 foreign students) took part in the survey. Having analyzed the answers of the respondents, the authors made the conclusion about the influence of gender on the interethnic relations in an internationally oriented university, in particular, in the pedagogical interaction process in multiethnic groups. On the basis of the data presented, the authors prove the presence of ethnocultural features of gender and the importance of taking them into account for harmonizing interethnic interaction and the educational process enhancing

Psychiatric disorders and psychosocial problems among immigrant students

Background Migration is associated with stress that may result in adverse physical and psychological health problems. It involves three phases. Each stage has its own risks, challenges, and difficulties. Mansoura University has a large number of foreign students from different nationalities who come to study in various scientific fields. Aim The aim of this study was to assess the presence of a group of various psychiatric disorders and psychosocial problems among a sample of immigrant students in Mansoura University and to compare them with a control group of Egyptian students. Moreover, this study aimed to identify factors related to migration (premigration, migration and postmigration stages) that may affect mental health of immigrant students. Participants and methods In this study, data were collected from 135 college students who completed the Adolescent Psychopathology Scale − applicable up to 19 years old − which evaluates the presence and severity of symptoms of psychological disorders and distress: the English version for immigrant students and the Arabic version for the Egyptian students. Moreover, an additional paper was added to the sheet introduced to the immigrant students to obtain data about their migration process. Results In our study, nonrefugee immigrants (education is the purpose of migration) had a lower risk of having psychiatric disorders or psychosocial problems than the compared group (the Egyptian students). Conclusion Nonrefugee immigrants are likely to differ from other immigrants on the basis of educational and economic status, linguistic capacity, migration experiences, being in groups and exposure to adversity and trauma through premigration, migration, and postmigration stages, which undoubtedly play a protective role for them against psychiatric and psychosocial problems.

«ЗАНИМАТЕЛЬНАЯ» ТЕОРИЯ ОТНОСИТЕЛЬНОСТИ НА ЗАНЯТИЯХ РКИ: ПРОСМОТР ХУДОЖЕСТВЕННОГО ФИЛЬМА «ИНТЕРСТЕЛЛАР»

Nowadays the number of foreign students entering various educational programs at Russian universities is actively growing. Multimedia technologies are actively used for their training along with traditional forms of work. This paper discusses the features of working with video material in physics lessons in a foreign language classroom. Such classes help to increase the motivation of students to acquire knowledge and successfully master the main course material. The authors focus their attention on a visual demonstration of the basic provisions of the general theory of relativity, for which the Oscar-winning film “Interstellar” by Christopher Nolan is chosen. The paper describes the main stages of the lesson such as preparatory, viewing and final, as well as their main aims. The authors offer different types of tasks and exercises that prepare students for watching a scientific and feature film on the topic under study, control their understanding and learning of theoretical information. The paper provides examples of the implementation of all types of speech activity while working on the selected topic. The authors demonstrate that this form of the lesson allows one to form not only communicative competence, such as the ability to answer questions and present the studied material, but also professional competence, such as the ability to solve tasks, formulate hypotheses, and scientifically argue one’s point of view. The proposed system of organizing the lesson proves the importance and efficiency of including video material in the process of studying physics. It is necessary to emphasize the practicality of the work that offers a well-planned lesson, which can be adapted to the level of a student (either a student of the pre-academic programs, bachelor’s or master’s). In addition, the presented types of tasks can form the basis for creating a similar lesson on any other topic.

Adaptation of young people from foreign countries based on the study of spiritual and moral subjects

The analysis of the adaptation of the students' youth from foreign countries within Russian society and the educational environment is presented in the current research. The authors study the problem of adaptation based on the case of the Don State Technical university which is providing activities on increasing the number of foreign students. Logically this university's politics lead to the engagement of the students from many foreign countries and the gradual formation of the multicultural and multi-confessional community within the campus. Despite the engagement of a large number of the representatives of different cultures the university, namely, the Orthodox culture and theology department has established the number of innovative educational methods and educational techniques which contribute to the adaptation of the foreign youth into Russian society. These new methods are based on the establishment of spiritual and moral subjects which were integrated into the educational process. The results of the cycle of the research activities have confirmed that these methods can be effectively used for the adaptation of the foreign students within Russian society.

Paris as a Trap? The Organisation of Student Mobility in the Capital during the Second World War

While Paris was one of the world’s leading centres of attraction for students, the German occupation considerably changed the situation in terms of academic mobility. In addition to the war itself limiting exchanges, host institutions were weakened or even disappeared. Yet, a stable number of foreign students, often unable to join their relatives, remained in the capital, forced to adapt to this new situation. This article shows how the war, while not entirely eliminating this academic mobility, profoundly modified the organisation of this foreign presence, to the point of changing the social categories of the foreign student, and made the daily life of these young men and women particularly difficult.

Пространственный анализ международной студенческой иммиграции в России

The deteriorating demographic situation, the growing risks of “personnel shortage” pose threats to the sustainable geo-economic development of Russia. One of the promising sources of replenishment of the country’s labor potential can be educational migration, in particular, immigration of foreign students. The obvious advantage of foreign students over other categories of migrants determines the problem of attracting foreign students to Russian universities with their subsequent integration into Russian communities. This requires a detailed analysis of the learning processes of foreign students, analysis of patterns, factors influencing the migration choice. This article aims to highlight the spatial structure and territorial features of student immigration in Russia. The research information base is built on the basis of official statistics data for 2008–2020. The article presents new empirical data characterizing the main features of the formation of the immigration educational flow in the countries of origin, the dynamics of the distribution of foreign students in the regions of the country. Analysis of the dynamics of the number of foreign students demonstrates their widespread and significant growth, which allows us to consider Russia as a promising country—an exporter of higher education services. The main factors determining the influx of foreign students into the country are geographic location, geopolitical interests, demographic and economic inequality. The main countries-suppliers of foreign students are states that are part of post-Soviet integration associations or located in zones of Russian influence, as well as those with excessive demographic potential. There are noticeable in-country disparities in the distribution of foreign students: the highest concentration is observed in the Russian capitals (Moscow and St. Petersburg), Tatarstan, large South Siberian centers (Novosibirsk, Tomsk), the smallest—in the national formations of the country, with rare exceptions. The spatial features of student immigration in Russia are reflected in cartographic materials.

Educational migration as a factor in the development of international relations

The authors based on the study of normative and statistical data reveal the processes of educational migration to the Russian Federation in the XXI century, its positive and negative consequences and significance for strengthening international relations. As a result of the research, the authors conclude that the presence of a large number of various projects and programs, international agreements and agreements, and the growing number of foreign students indicate the interest of the Russian Federation in the development of educational migration, which allows us to promote and support the Russian language and cultural heritage of the country within the framework of the "soft power" policy. This area is an important part of the development of Russia's political and international relations with other countries. The growth of foreign students indicates the strengthening of Russia's international relations in the field of education, primarily with the countries of the Afro-Asian region and the CIS.

ACTIVITIES OF HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF MORDOVIA ON ADAPTATION OF MIGRANT STUDENTS TO THE NEW SOCIO-CULTURAL SPACE: HISTORY AND MODERNITY

The Russian Federation is a multinational state. Globalization of the modern world leads to an increase in international ties. All this is reflected in the main directions of the state policy in the field of strengthening international cooperation and forming respect for historical values and cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian state.
 
 The authors consider the main directions of activities carried out by regional higher educational institutions and public organizations in the field of adaptation of migrant students in the sociocultural space which is new for them.
 
 Since migrant students are a special category of population because of their age and social status, it is characterized by a number of special problems. Migrant students face many stressful effects of their new life environment. The quicker they adapt to new conditions, the more successful their learning process will be. Adaptation of international students has a long time character, as it is a very complex process. Students-migrants face great difficulties, among which are: a new sociocultural environment, unusual climatic conditions, an unfamiliar language and educational system.
 
 As practice shows, for a large number of foreign students, getting education in Russia is the so-called “launching pad” into future life. When receiving Russian education, foreign students hope to relocate to Russia for permanent residence, taking the citizenship of our state.
 
 Mordovian higher educational institutions continue to increase the export of educational services. Every year the geography of countries is expanding, admission of students from abroad increases. This trend will continue, as one of the objectives of the national project “Education” is to increase the number of foreign students.

An Analysis of the Application of Flip Class in College Second Foreign Language Teaching

With the parallel connection between China and the international economy and culture, the number of foreign students who are imported and exported in my country is increasing, and they are also increasingly connected in various aspects such as cultural life and economic development. Therefore, choosing to learn a second foreign language in universities has also become a trend. In addition to the lack of second-language majors in most high-efficiency, under the traditional education model of our country, learning second-language languages has many disadvantages. For example, there is a lack of language communication scenarios, and grammar learning is more than oral practice. In order to break this traditional and inherent learning model and provide college students with more opportunities for situational communication and practice, the teaching model of flipping classrooms has been introduced into classrooms by more and more universities.

The use of modular technology in the formation of the communicative competence of foreign students of the humanitarian profile in the educational and scientific sphere of communication at the stage of pre-university training

In the conditions of a substantial increase in the number of foreign students in the universities of the Russian Federation in recent years especially relevant research of studying ways to increase the effectiveness of the formation of the communicative competence of this contingent of students in the educational and scientific sphere of communication at the stage of pre-university training. Professionally oriented teaching in groups of the humanitarian profile has its own specific features, due to the conditions of study, in which students who have chosen humanitarian areas of a fairly wide range can study in one group. The purpose of this paper is to describe the student body studying at the stage of pre-university training at Russian as a Foreign Language Center of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU HSIEP RFLC), to find out their educational route and degree of conformity of the scientific prose style course, which is prepared based on traditional approaches, to communicative needs relevant to future majors of the students, and to propose and to present an argument for a more effective technology of modular education. As methods of scientific research, the work used the method of analysis of scientific sources devoted to the competence approach to teaching, professionally oriented teaching of Russian as a foreign language and modular technology. Also, the questionnaire method allowed us to obtain data as a result of a survey of 154 students of the pre-university training program of SPbPU HSIEP RFLC. On the basis of theoretical analysis, it has been established that, within the competence-based approach, professionally oriented training in groups of the humanitarian profile at the stage of pre-university training should take place taking into account the communication needs that are relevant for future specialties of students. Empirical method of study allowed identifying a list of future majors of pre-graduate training program trainees, the top of which are the following: linguistics (46%), foreign area studies (24%), majors related to art and culture (8%), psychological and educational majors (8%), law (6%), advertising and public relations (5%). Also a low level of foreign students’ satisfaction (39%) with the content of scientific prose style course based on traditional technology of mass group learning, which preconditions the need to use an innovative modular technology in teaching and learning process. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the description of the process of pre-university training of foreign students in humanitarian groups through the prism of the foundations of modular education. According to the authors, modular training will allow to quickly vary the content aspect of training, focusing on the communicative needs of a certain humanitarian direction.