Professional Socialization Of Foreign Students Based On The Dialogue Of Cultures

Abstract

The article discusses the features of professional socialization of foreign students studying in Russian universities, taking into account the value, dialogical nature of the educational process and the leading role of the cultural component in it. The professional socialization of foreign students is considered from the standpoint of a humanitarian (post-non-classical) pedagogical paradigm, at the center of which is the position of a person as a carrier and exponent of the values of national and world culture, as well as on the process of assigning values in the dialogue through the identification of their meanings. Two aspects of the professional socialization of foreign students at the stage of professional education are considered: adaptation to the educational conditions of a Russian university and appropriation of values, mastery of the knowledge, skills and behavior necessary for the successful professional activities and interaction with representatives of the professional community. The article presents the results of an empirical study conducted among students -foreign citizens planning to study at the Volgograd State Socio-Pedagogical University and allowed to identify prerequisites for successful professional socialization of foreign students. The features of professional socialization of foreign students based on the dialogue of cultures are characterized: assignment of professional values as a starting point of professional socialization, identification of concepts meanings of professional thesaurus, inclusion of students in the wide social environment for the purpose of professional culture values assignment.

Dialogue Of Cultures As The Basis For Professional Socialization Of International Students

“…In the article (Solovtsova et al, 2019) we claimed that the organization of the teaching and learning process at a university based on the dialogue of cultures enables to solve current issues of professional socialization of international students. Among them are the issues of overcoming sociocultural and didactic barriers, understanding axiological foundations of professional activity, adapting to professional environment upon returning to one's homeland at the beginning of one's professional activity.…”

“…We have identified two aspects of professional socialization of international students (Solovtsova et al, 2019): (1) adaptation to the learning conditions at a Russian university; (2) acquiring the values, knowledge, skills and behavior necessary for successful professional activity and interaction with representatives of a professional community. In this article, we discuss the problems of adaptation of international students to the educational conditions of a Russian regional university, since solution of these problems promotes efficient professional socialization both at the stage of university training and at the initial stage of professional activity of a graduate upon return to his or her native country.…”