To optimize the learning process and improve the quality of professional training of foreign students, the study considers the process of forming the readiness of foreign students to study at a Russian university. The formation of readiness was analyzed within the framework of the pedagogical system of the preparatory faculty, which foreign students study. The study of the main components of the pedagogical system was carried out using Orange Data Mining, an intellectual analysis tool applied to the results of a survey of foreign students. For the majority of respondents, the main goal of studying at the preparatory faculty is the study of Russian language and education in Russia. After receiving their education, most students plan to work at home, and some want to work in Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, the USA, Iraq, Germany, and Australia. The teaching process is characterized by the following features: a decrease in the level of basic training of foreign students, the difficult development of the Russian language, absenteeism and failure to complete homework. In the process of studying, foreign students had psychological and personal problems, problems associated with living in a hostel, met with methodological and organizational difficulties. 19% of respondents did not mention any difficulties. Despite the existing difficulties, 93% of students are satisfied with the format of training and the content of disciplines; 96% of students are satisfied with communication with teachers and the quality of teaching. The readiness of foreigners to learn a specialty in Russian is expressed in the knowledge of the Russian language, in the formation of motivation, activity and methods of activity and communication, which constitute the means of learning in the new educational and pedagogical environment. The formation of readiness is determined by psychological, social, pedagogical and temporal factors. The success of the readiness formation process depends on how active the students are and how the pedagogical system helps to overcome difficulties. An analysis of the respondents’ opinions made it possible to build a model of the pedagogical system, which identifies the factors that influence the formation of the readiness of foreign citizens to study a specialty at a Russian university.
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