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Developing global thinking of modern specialist as condition for security
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In recent decades, global security has seriously been threatened by negatively unprecedented situations, arising from natural disasters, global warming, pollution, financial crises, and new epidemics. It is becoming increasingly evident that maintaining the stability of security has become a global mission. In other words, it is crucial to have global strategies and appropriate actions through the cooperative conversations of all countries in the world. To reach the purpose of sustainable development students as future citizens need to be trained with essential skills that help them effectively deal with an increasingly interconnected and complex world. To do this they need global thinking and creative ideas to coordinate efforts to solve global issues. Consequently, to develop global thinking has become an educational necessity in a multicultural globalized world. A review of the multidisciplinary literature on global thinking reveals the lack of a comprehensive theoretical concept for understanding global thinking and its implications in maintaining the stability of global security. Little attention is paid to the study of pedagogical approaches to develop global thinking skills of students as future specialists. That’s why the authors claim that global thinking of a modern specialist is a condition for security. The paper aims to study the opportunities of education in developing the global thinking of modern students. The concept of global thinking and its roles in maintaining the stability of global security were given. Literature analysis let the authors shed light on the concepts related to global thinking and give the rationales for global thinking. The possibilities of the education in developing global thinking were analyzed and systemized: global thinking as a competence and aim of education; international education; education for sustainable development; problem solving methods of instruction.
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Developing politeness skills of university students in teaching business writing
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The necessity to improve business interaction and to develop new approaches to study politeness, as an essential category of communication, has determined the need to develop a methodology to teach business writing for future professionals. Thus, the paper aims to study the linguistic politeness means and further develop a system of exercises for university students to write business letters effectively based on the study of politeness. The study uses the descriptive method to determine the choice of linguistic means to express politeness as well as the method of pedagogical construction to produce an effective methodic system to write business letters in English. The results show that business letters use two types of politeness strategies: the intimacy strategy (aiming at establishing and developing business contacts) and the distance strategy (aiming at preventing conflicts). These strategies use a particular set of speech acts that are represented by specific speech cliché or formulas. Finally, the paper suggests the methodic system including five stages: introducing the concept of politeness and its linguistic means; analyzing the means of politeness in sample business letters; developing lexical skills of politeness; writing business letters based on the samples and schemes; practicing reading and writing business letters imitating the real communicative situations.
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Developing self-editing skills of doctoral students
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Mastering academic writing is widely acknowledged as crucial for the professional development of doctoral students and their success in publishing in reputable journals. However, many PhD candidates encounter significant challenges in this area, largely due to inadequate support from supervisors and limited access to training courses. This deficit is particularly pronounced in self-editing skills training, which can result in frustration and decreased confidence in their writing abilities. There is scarce research in pedagogical theory and practice that describes pedagogical models or technologies that contribute to the development of self-editing skills in research paper writing. The aim of this study is to scientifically justify, develop, and test a pedagogical technology aimed at enhancing PhD students’ self-editing skills. The development of the technology is based on systematic and process-oriented approaches, as well as social constructivism theory, which is reflected in the practical implementation of peer learning and project activities. The pedagogical technology is implemented within the framework of an English-language course “English for Researchers: Editing Research Papers”. The empirical study involved 29 graduate students from South Ural State University. The feedback survey conducted after the course's implementation assessed its effectiveness based on the criteria of participant satisfaction. Results indicate high levels of satisfaction with course structure, content, and delivery, with participants reporting significant improvements in their ability to self-edit research papers. The findings have far-reaching implications for enhancing doctoral education by emphasizing the necessity of integrating self-editing training within academic curricula. The novelty of the study lies in the author's proposal and theoretical justification of a pedagogical technology that positions the editing process as a distinct type of activity within publication activity, which enables PhD students to become independent and autonomous authors of research papers and fosters PhD students’ professional growth in the field of academic publishing.
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Developing university students’ soft skills via project activities
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Developing soft skills is essential for future professionals to effectively navigate both personal and professional challenges and interactions. However, due to the abundance of soft skills, designing a unique development model can be challenging. A survey of 83 second-year IT students at South Ural State University revealed that key soft skills for them include teamwork, time-management, responsibility, and reflexivity. The survey also highlighted project activities as a particularly effective method for developing soft skills. This article aims to create a model that integrates soft skills development through project activities specifically tailored for ESL classes. The authors developed a model using systematic, complex, and personality-oriented approaches. The methodological basis and content of the model were defined. The model has two components (operational and determinant) and three units (motivational, modelling, and evaluation-corrective). The authors conclude that implementing a student-centered approach in ESL classes provides students with a tangible opportunity to enhance their soft skills.
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Development of journalism students’ small talk skills in learning English
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In the context of training journalism students, one of the methodical problems is the development of their soft skills to conduct a phatic dialogue effectively, which is not typical for Russian-speaking culture. Therefore, it seems important for this category of students to give the opportunity for the developing phatic dialogue skills in the process of learning English as part of improving their Small Talk skills. The presented study attempts to study the knowledge of journalism students about Small Talk as a type of phatic dialogue that allows successful initiation of communication. In addition, it presents the results of the development and application of the author’s course assessment aimed at Small Talk skills development in journalism students in the process of learning English. The study used empirical methods (testing and observation), as well as traditional methods of descriptive and comparative statistics. The presented results of the study of the effectiveness of the author’s course indicate, on the one hand, its effectiveness in the improvement of journalism students’ knowledge about the specifics and benefits of Small Talk in professional communication. On the other hand, this course allows journalism students to improve their practical skills in conducting this form of phatic dialogue.
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Development of journalism students’ small talk: pilot study findings
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Effective communication is crucial for professionals in humanitarian and technical fields. One aspect of communication that is often overlooked is phatic dialogue, which is studied by linguists and cultural experts. However, there is limited research on the practical aspect of developing phatic dialogue skills, particularly in relation to studying English. This study aims to explore students' understanding of the importance of small talk in interpersonal communication, as well as assess students' proficiency in phatic dialogue in the context of journalism. The research involved surveys and tests conducted with students, and traditional statistical methods. The preliminary findings reveal varying levels of knowledge about the significance of small talk in social communication, as well as differences in the development of phatic dialogue skills among students. The results will inform the author's proposed methodology for evaluating the quality of small talk, which will be used as the basis for designing exercises to enhance phatic dialogue skills among journalism students.
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Digital distance learning tools in academics’ ESP training
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To create comfortable conditions for international students at Russian universities academics should have high fluency in English for specific purposes (ESP) and be able to use English as instruction language in the educational process. Moreover, digitalization of all the spheres of human life forces educators to use distance learning technologies. However, the members of the academic staff are not always able to use suitable digital tools when teaching in a foreign language. The purpose of the research is to develop and implement a complex of digital distance learning tools for the faculty that study at ESP courses of the continuing professional development program “Lingva” realized at South Ural State University. The authors defined the concept of “digital distance learning tools”; evaluated the degree of awareness of the academics of the types and purposes of digital tools in distance foreign language learning. The effectiveness of the use of digital tools in distance foreign language learning was analyzed; the educators’ attitudes to the types of digital distance learning tools were identified. A complex of digital distance learning tools based on the analysis of educators’ needs was introduced into teaching English. Theoretical (analysis of modern scientific and methodological literature) and empirical (questionnaires, interviews, methods of mathematical processing of the data obtained) methods were applied. The findings revealed that the major part of the surveyed academics were not aware of some digital tools and the possibilities of their application. Educators implemented some typical digital distance learning tools at their lessons, and would like to learn more about language learning platforms, sites for the development of speech activity types, and other features of LMS Moodle. Educators, in general, do not apply digital tools to the full extent for two main reasons: they do not have enough time to master necessary skills and they often encounter technical challenges. The findings may assist lecturers, language training practitioners in ESP training for academics via digital distance learning tools.
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The article presents the results of the scientific discourse analysis of modern studies of digitalization of the university multicultural environment under VUCA conditions, which are presented in three segments: research on a multicultural environment; studies on the digitalization of the educational activities of the university and studies on the digitalization of the multicultural environment of the university. The authors highlighted the features of teaching a foreign language taking into account the challenges of the education system in the era of digital economy and simulated the systems of subprocesses and their meaningful content. Particular emphasis is placed on the specifics of the VUCA conditions (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity), which consist of stress, changing nature of the world, in which huge amounts of information must be quickly and adequately processed. This article attempts to develop and describe current digitalization trends in VUCA. The purpose of this study is to find effective strategies for the development of the multicultural environment of the university, one of which is digitalization. To determine the essence of the search for strategic solutions for digitalization of the multicultural environment of the university, theoretical, empirical and diagnostic methods were implemented: review of the scientific literature, analysis of innovative strategic practices, observation, statistical methods. As a result, modeling of digitalization strategies of the university's multicultural environment under VUCA conditions is considered as the development and creation of a formal model of strategic decisions aimed at implementing the digitalization process of the university's multicultural environment. The authors analyzed the programs of partner universities and organized international webinars and internships for bachelors and masters abroad. The experimental data shows the effectiveness of the formation of multicultural competences among students.
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Drama techniques in teaching English as a second language to university students
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The article aims at topicality of drama techniques in teaching English as a second language at University which provides the basis for the development of linguistic and social skills of students as well as their personality and potentials. The main goal of the article is to disclose benefits of applying the drama teaching method in foreign language teaching and foreign language learning. The special emphasis is made upon role-plays as one of the most powerful drama-based techniques to be used within the educational process at the University level. The basic research methods to be used are academic literature review, periodicals analysis, observation and survey. The authors focus on using drama teaching method as an integral part of students’ professional education and provide the reader with the results of the experiment realized in the form of Mock Trial with the students of Law Faculty (SUSU).
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English medium instruction: classification of international students’ challenges
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Globalization has had a tremendous impact on tertiary education all over the world, prompting many universities in non-native English-speaking countries to develop strategies aimed at raising the quality of the education they offer and increasing their market presence in the international education arena, with English Medium Instruction (EMI) becoming the driving force of internationalization and a prevalent phenomenon in tertiary education. There is irrefutable evidence that English Medium Instruction (EMI) is now a global phenomenon. For the EMI to be successfully implemented at a university both the administration and faculty should be aware of the challenges that international students experience. The challenges have been extensively studied in the literature though there is not a comprehensive classification of EMI challenges. The aim of our study is to analyze the literature on EMI challenges of international students and define the main categories of these challenges. The critical analysis of the literature revealed that the challenges of international students that study at EMI programmes can be divided into four main clusters: linguistic, academic, cultural and social ones. The results of the research can be used to develop language policy of the university and design measures to facilitate international students’ adaptation to a new academic environment. Further research is needed to compare the EMI challenges found in the literature with the challenges that experience international students studying at a Russian university.
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Expert assessment method in training lecturers for work in international groups of students
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Nowadays more and more universities recruit international students due to the process of internationalization in higher education. The author determined the main problems that lecturers who start teaching in international groups of students may come across. Expert assessment method was used. Working in international groups for at least several years, experts are able to share the most valuable data on international students’ behavior and to anticipate some conflict situations that may occur. The article gives a brief literature review of the expert assessment method to prove that this method is well developed and widely used in different spheres of research. The results of the expert survey show that the main problems for the lecturers are the non-sufficient level of English as the language of instruction and the basic rules of intercultural communication. The conclusion was made that the lecturers who are going to teach in the international groups of students should have the level of English B2 and higher, should be certified in EMI, and should know the basics of intercultural communication.
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Flipped classroom technology and its implementation at various levels of higher education
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The fourth industrial revolution influences the system of education requiring abilities and competencies that go beyond what has traditionally been taught in the classroom. The main concern is the social nature of learning and the ability to collaborate using digital technologies. It also results in some general shifts in the world of learning - lifelong learning - from childhood, to continuous learning in the workplace. Foreign language as an academic subject has a great potential to meet the needs of industry 4.0 as it is taught at all levels of education. There are a lot of modern technologies of teaching languages: teaching in cooperation, project method, modular and blended learning. In this article we will focus on the Flipped classroom technology at different levels of education: bachelor, master, postgraduate training. The advantages and limitations of using this method at different levels are revealed. We provide an overview of information technologies that can be used to implement this method. Guidelines are given on how to ensure the technological continuity of the educational process, using the Flipped classroom, to develop students ' readiness for different ways of knowledge transfer. The authors describe the flipped class model and experience of using the flipped classroom technology teaching English at bachelor's, master's and advanced training courses at the South Ural State University.
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Empirical investigation represents crucial competence which pupils can gain during inquiry-based biology education. There is a significant methodological problem with the assessment of pupil’s performance during the inquiry-based biology education because the classical summative assessment is not able to capture pupil’s progress and take all pupil’s activities into consideration. The formative assessment can help teachers and pupils to feel more confident in the partial steps of inquiry-based biology education and improve their achievements. For this reason, the formative assessment methods are determined as an ideal assessing approach.
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Functional map of a profession: theory, methodology, modeling based on competence
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The article deals with the questions of a profession functional map modeling, which includes the main objective of the profession and contains all the basic functions and function modules. The main goal of the article carried out within the framework of the grant is development of methodological recommendations on introduction of innovative approaches to the development of construction tools, methods of implementation and updating the variable part of the educational program based on a set of professional functions. The focus is on the modeling procedure of the functional maps based on competencies. The article presents some examples of modeling a functional map for the teaching profession. The practical significance of the article is that it offers the basic algorithms for modeling of functional map of the profession based on universal competencies which are basic for different levels of education.
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Higher education of teachers-engineers in the Czech Republic
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This text deals with the issues of engineering pedagogy, pedagogic-psychological training of teachers of technical subjects. It analyses the specifics of this education in the Czech Republic and compares it with the experiences from abroad. It emphasizes the necessity of a multidimensional approach to the Technical Sciences, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Effective education is in a number of spheres based on a high-quality training of pedagogical workers. This process is associated with the necessary development of the pedagogy as a science and also with enhancement and quality improvement of its teaching at all levels of technical schools, and in particular at technical universities and colleges.
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A non-native speaker's ability to master a foreign language depends on practice, so teaching English to non-native speakers in a non-English speaking society makes it difficult to practice and use English. Educational institutions in Russia are seeking the ways to address this issue. Cooperative learning is one of the techniques that provides learners with an opportunity to develop communicative competence for English foreign language learners. The study aims to evaluate how cooperative learning impacts the development of communicative competence of non-native speakers of English in Russia. The author analyzed the existing research on the issue and applied cooperative learning in the education process of 60 students studying English for Specific Purposes (ESP). The impact of cooperative learning was assessed via a survey after the educational course was completed. The results showed that cooperative learning enhances English language learners' communicative competence. The results of the research can be used to teach English for Specific Purposes at universities.
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Impact of digitalization on the continuing professional education of specialists for Industry 4.0
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Digitalization of continuing professional education for Industry 4.0 specialists is caused by the contradiction between the growing need for specialists’ skills development in Industry 4.0 and the impossibility of traditional education to realize mass training of specialists in conditions of their intensive labor activity, rapid updating of production technologies, and digitalization. Meeting the educational and professional needs of specialists, a digitalization model was proposed that included: informing of potential learners about advanced training programs, electronic educational environment, electronic educational content, electronic communications for educational and pedagogical interaction, and digital tools. The measures to increase digital literacy of learners are offered. The model was tested in empirical research, involving more than 4000 learners. To solve the research tasks observation, questionnaires, study and analysis of the students' outcomes were used. The indicators achieved statistically important difference that is 1.2-2 times compared with the indicators of previous years.
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The research employed a quasi-experimental longitudinal research design to investigate how project-based learning (PBL) and work simulation have a long-term effect on developing career adaptability and decision-making among Ghanaian high school students. The intervention started in 2022 at the Armed Forces Senior High School in Kumasi, and a follow-up questionnaire was given to 60 of the same students 3 years later. The results of the PLS-SEM analysis showed that PBL had a strong, positive, and statistically significant effect on both career adaptability (β = 0.522, p = 0.000) and decision-making (β = 0.500, p = 0.000). Work simulation also had a positive and significant effect on decision-making (β = 0.266, p = 0.000), although its effect on career adaptability was not statistically significant. The findings confirmed the value of experiential learning as a powerful tool for the development of critical career skills over time. Based on the findings, it is recommended to stakeholders in education in Ghana to incorporate PBL and WS into the Ghanaian school curriculum.
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Implementation of edutainment technology in foreign students’ language teaching
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In the context of globalization, many Russian universities are interested in attracting foreign students to receive higher education, however, for successful studying, foreign students need to integrate into education process, as well as into the socio-cultural life of the country. The contradictions that arise between the requirements of modern society for the effective integration of foreign students into the educational process and the insufficient development of the methodology for teaching a foreign language to foreign students lead to the need to develop a new learning technology. The purpose of the research is to analyze the use of edutainment technology means in teaching English for groups of foreign students of South Ural State University. The authors analyzed the concept of “edutainment technology”; revealed the awareness of foreign students about the types of means of edutainment technology in the education process of the university; analyzed the effectiveness of the use of edutainment technology in foreign language teaching. The educators’ attitude to the use of edutainment technology as a means of language training was revealed. The edutainment technology was introduced into the process of teaching English to foreign students, based on the analysis of educators' answers. To perform the tasks the theoretical (analysis of existing research) and empirical (questionnaires, interviews, Cronbach’s alpha method of mathematical data processing) methods were applied. The results of the study showed that most of the students were not aware of some of the means of edutainment technology and their application possibilities. Educators were not aware of many of the edutainment technology means. The main difficulties the educators faced were: lack of time to master this technology, lack of knowledge of new tools. These results will help educators and specialists in the field of language training in teaching English to foreign students using edutainment.
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