Multicultural Classroom: An Aspect Of A Foreign Language Teacher Professional Culture Forming

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Investigation into the Professional Culture of a Foreign Language Teacher in a Multicultural Classroom from Faculty and International Students’ Perspectives

“…This idea does not imply the necessity of having detailed knowledge of all cultural peculiarities, but rather the awareness of differences in teaching practices that exist in other countries, differences in behaviour and taboos, based on religious views, etc. The majority of students and teachers recognize the importance of teacher's awareness of students' culture, but in our opinion, it is also important for a teacher to remember his/her own cultural identity, making cultural awareness bilateral and mutual, which will result in the development of multiculturalism and tolerance in the classroom [68]. Cultural awareness is the basis for the development of all the above mentioned skills, abilities and qualities, and it definitely can be characterized as the cornerstone of the successful integration of students into the Russian academic environment.…”