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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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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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Implementation of the blended learning technology in the South Ural State University
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Level system of foreign language learning is a widespread world practice. It is successfully implemented by leading universities around the world. In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in blended learning that combines online and face-to-face classroom practices. Since 2016, South Ural State University (SUSU) has been implementing this practice. The main goal of which is to transform the university into a SMART one in order to form the basis for the region’s sustainable development and make a significant contribution to education and science of the whole world. The key aspects of blended learning system in SUSU are: the development of individual activity style depending on the initial level of language proficiency; placement tests development in order to form groups by levels with online support for them; working out the appropriate score-rating system for monitoring students' progress at each level. Also, for the first time the university has applied the final results assessment practice in accordance with the international exams format such as KET, PET and IELTS. The aim of our research is to study the satisfaction level of students of non-linguistic specialties from the quality of education and to analyze the implementation process of the blended learning technology. During the research the following tasks were set and solved: 1. The experience of using blended learning in educational process was analyzed; 2. The comparative analysis of the initial and final level of language proficiency for the students of non-linguistic specialties was made; 3. The features of A1-B2 online support were described; 4. The types of classroom and extracurricular activities were considered (the percentage of independent and classroom work); 5. The level of satisfaction among students of non-linguistic specialties from the quality of education in the context of the educational program and the implementation of the blended learning system was analyzed. In conclusion it should be noted that this research has shown that the implementation of blended learning technology in educational process has a positive impact on students' learning. As a result of it, the level of students` satisfaction has become higher.
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Information security challenge of modern society
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Information security is vital for all living organisms, people, organizations and society as a whole, since information security is the basis of all life activities. The ambiguity of understanding the terms “information” and “security” leads to the need to clarify the conceptual apparatus on the problem of ensuring information security. The article reveals the meaning of information security as a challenge to modern society. The concept of “information security” is clarified. Information security is considered in terms of privacy protection, security of organizational operations and cybersecurity. The author's understanding of information security is given from the point of view of the organization's management, of individual subjects, and society. It is substantiated that people simultaneously use information security, provide it, and are also subject to information threats. Information security requires certain competencies, skills and actions from organizations and individuals, both in professional and personal life. Appropriate competencies are needed in education, research and social activities. To manage activities to ensure information security, a multi-disciplinary approach and interaction of organizations from different areas of activity of the human community is required. This determines the need for the members of society to master the competencies of information security, which is one of the tasks of modern education. The standardized requirements for the protection of personal data and confidentiality that exist in the EU, which must be observed by organizations and administrations, can serve as guidelines for the formation of information security competencies and for its provision in practice. The existence of standards provides a systematic and consistent practice of risk management and security.
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Information technologies, robotics and mechatronics play an important role in modern medicine. The article shows that the use of information technology is an essential part of any activity of a specialist healthcare. The main goal of the medical technique development is the high accuracy and quality of service, efficiency of treatment, reducing the risk of harm to human health. However, despite advances in engineering and technology, health care professionals are not always aware of them, and engineers do not have full information on the needs of modern medicine. The article provides an analysis of the normative document that defines the strategy of the medical science development in the Russian Federation and analyzes the theoretical and practical background of the information technologies, mechatronics and robotics as a basis of an interdisciplinary approach in the development of medicine and engineering. The authors determined the causes of the low interaction between health professionals and engineers in solving multidisciplinary problems. The main reason is the isolation of specialists in various fields of knowledge and the lack of a clear strategy for commercialization. Pedagogical solutions to solve the problem are offered. The authors suggest that the approaches to the educational process should be changed. This will enable to improve the mutual understanding of health professionals and engineers in the course of continuing professional education. The result of training with the involvement of external experts will initiate research in their field, contributing to the global goal: the advancement of science in general.
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Data exchange in the 21st century becomes a crucial engine for all the processes, ideas, trends and breakthroughs in any professional sphere. This fact has two main implications: education as an institution needs revisiting; higher education must change in the most effective way to ensure professional success of the graduates. English as a professional and academic lingua franca should constitute an academic environment even in non-English speaking countries. The paper deals with the issues of blended learning and development of its online component. The objective of the research is to prove the positive influence of blended learning technology on educational outcomes in English as a foreign language (EFL) classes for university students of various CEFR (the Common European Framework of Reference) levels in the digital era. The methods used include the literature analysis and the experiment with twenty groups of students having traditional and blended learning classes. The results of the experiment were assessed via 1) IELTS-type test, 2) Moodle statistics, 3) students’ in-class participation, 4) instructors’ feedback, and 5) students’ feedback. The results show that blended learning has improved students’ reading skills, enlarged their vocabulary, enhanced their grammar ability compared with the traditional classes without online management system support, but the most critical issue is that blended learning has optimized classroom practice, reduced teacher’s preparation time, and stimulated students’ efforts.
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The author presents an innovative approach to form teaching competence of future English language teachers via integrating LMS Moodle. The issues related to the use of LMS Moodle in the educational process to prepare Master’s students on the basis of data obtained at the Sevastopol State University (SSU) are investigated. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficiency of LMS Moodle to develop students’ foreign language teaching skills at the university. The process of development and implementation of the online course “Technologies of Teaching English at the University” at SSU is characterized. The structure and stages of the course are described. The types of tasks to from the methodical competence of Master’s students are considered. To assess the results of the impact of the digital course, the author created a questionnaire and conducted a survey among the teachers who had worked during the pandemic using LMS platform. The LMS platform involves the use of an interactive module designed to master the skills of teaching English. The benefits of using LMS platform in foreign language teaching of future teachers of English were revealed. The results show that the use of the LMS platform in implementing the online course “Technologies of Teaching English at the University” contributes to the development of the methodical competence of Master’s students. The results obtained can help teachers, education specialists to carry out methodical training of future ESL teachers using LMS Moodle.
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Nowadays external internationalization of the educational activity of the university is considered as a priority. In Russia, the Export Education Strategy is being developed for the period from 2011 to 2020. Among all possible directions of the internationalization of the educational activity of the university, the authors consider the modeling of the lingvocultural environment in the university (as a factor of internal internationalization) and international cooperation (as a factor of external internationalization). The article also considers the internationalization of educational activities in the process of forming the linguistic and cultural competence of students. The authors point out the general segments of the educational and innovative lingvocultural environment of the higher educational institution. The article contains information on software and technical modules and characteristics of the educational environment of the university, as well as the experience of international cooperation of the Shadrinsk State Pedagogical University in the educational sphere.
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The article discusses the status of internationalization, of the definition “lingvocultural study”, the parity of the concepts: “proficiency” and “competence”. The author defines the central concept “lingvocultural proficiency” оn the basis of a multidimensional analysis. This article indicates the problem of students of higher educational establishments lingvocultural proficiency as a result of their linguistic and cultural training in professional sphere. External internationalization of the educational activity of the university is considered as a priority. The article also considers the internationalization of educational activities in the process of forming the lingvocultural competence of students. The authors point out the general segments of the educational and lingvocultural environment of the higher educational institution. The article contains information on characteristics of the educational environment of the university and internationalization as an indicator of education quality.
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Microteaching is considered a teaching technique and treated as an effective one due to its simplicity in performance and its reliability in case of control of acquired teaching skills among novice or pre-service teachers. Integration of information and communication technologies in language teaching leads to rethinking a teacher’s role in a classroom as well as their functions and competencies in the light of contemporary educational system. The aim of the article is to present theoretical basis of microteaching as a teaching technique, to reveal the peculiarities of using microteaching in teaching pre-service teachers, Bachelor students, so as to help students develop necessary skills of integration of information and communication technologies in learning environment. To conduct the research the author used such methods as comparative one so as to compare different theoretical statements laid in the basis of microteaching technique. Moreover, empirical methods helped to choose the strategy suitable for the target audience. Also, the synthesis is used to observe and analyze the study and find out some peculiarities in using microteaching in professional education. As a result, the author elaborated a new model of microteaching. Originality of the article is explained by the fact that for the first time microteaching was used as a teaching strategy in professional skills’ development. Moreover, the technique originated by foreign scholars was enriched with Russian didactics’ achievements for lesson planning. As for the practical application double positive effect was observed during the study. On the one hand, students acquired necessary teaching skills and competences, on the other hand, expert teachers observed microteaching efficiency.
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Module and project-based teaching of foreign language to future economists
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Innovative teaching technologies in higher education are aimed at economists who have digital literacy in the field of business informatics, are able to think flexibly and creatively, can understand world-class research. The contradictions that arise between the high requirements of modern society and the insufficiently developed methods of instruction for English for Specific Purposes language for economists have led to the need to develop a new teaching technology. The purpose of the study is to analyze the impact of module and project-based teaching on the academic performance of economists during the study of English language. The article reveals the key aspects of module and project-based teaching of foreign language at the Higher School of Economics and Management of the South Ural State University. On the basis of theoretical (analysis of modern scientific and methodological literature) and empirical (Internet survey, questioning, mathematical processing of the data obtained) methods, a model of module and project-based teaching was developed, the level of academic progress of students was assessed, a comparative analysis of two terms of study was carried out, the level of students’ satisfaction with the training was analyzed. The results show that module and project-based teaching had a positive impact on students’ performance and increased students’ satisfaction with the educational process.
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Noospheric personality: competencies in distance learning environment
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Since human civilization, including the educational system, is currently experiencing a deep crisis, the issues of noogenesis are becoming especially relevant. It means that the development of society is primarily the spiritual development of each individual, who is ready for productive interaction in order to save the planet from human destruction. Nevertheless, the situation of COVID19 pandemic showed how the modern world is losing its face-to-face communication becoming more computer-mediated, data-overwhelmed and online-dependent. Consequently, the task of forming the noospheric personality becomes crucial in new conditions, and this task can be solved by pedagogy. The current paper defines noospheric personality and addresses the issues of competence development in distance learning. The objective of the research is to develop the model of due competences in distance learning noosphere. The methods used include the analysis of the theories and concepts in the references provided and modeling the pedagogical process. The results are represented in two interconnected pedagogical models: the model of distance learning participants’ interaction system in the aspect of noospheric pedagogy and competence model of noospheric personality. The interaction model structurally summarises the process of distance learning communications while competence model outlines the content of noospheric personality’s development, pointing out the transition from competences to personal culture and highlighting the importance of civic consciousness as the main mover that brings real change. The research demonstrates a new efficient way of dealing with modern systemic educational crisis and can be used as a guide in making distance learning programs and courses.
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