FOREIGN STUDENT IN A RUSSIAN UNIVERSITY: TRENDS OF CHOICE, PROBLEMS OF ADAPTATION AND FORMATION OF RELATIONSHIPS

Purpose of the study: The object of this paper is to provide a sociological analysis of the situation related to educational process and organization of foreign students in Russian universities in ratings and relationships of students from China that will help to identify the real problems of adaptation to new conditions of socio-cultural and educational space. Methodology: The fundamental basis of this study is an observational one - an overview of the subject "Investigation of Satisfaction with the Organization of Chinese under studies' life at Russian Universities". N = 615, speaking to Chinese understudies concentrating in Russian colleges. The portrayal of sociological data is given by a multi-stage defined example with quantity determination of units of perception on the last advance. Results: Preparing of remote understudies in China and Russia ought to completely utilize worldwide experience and training to create first-class universal seriousness, build up the status of China and Russia as nations of ground-breaking instruction on the world training market, reinforce the national security of China and Russia. Applications of this study: In this study, the barriers to intercultural change in the field of globalization and integration of Eurasia, large educational systems such as Chinese and Russian have been identified that can be used in the global-scale analysis. Novelty/Originality of this study: The scientific novelty of this research consists in the presentation of adaptation and intercultural transformation strategy of foreign students’ educational process in Russian universities in the context of globalization and Eurasian integration of socio-cultural and educational space.

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Development of Identity and Tolerance in Foreign University Students

Bulletin of Kemerovo State University Series Humanities and Social Sciences ◽

10.21603/2542-1840-2020-4-3-187-197 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 (3) ◽

pp. 187-197

Author(s):

Tatiana Bobrova ◽

Sergei Dranishnikov

Keyword(s):

Ethnic Identity ◽

University Students ◽

Foreign Students ◽

Personal Characteristics ◽

Educational Process ◽

Social Tolerance ◽

Tolerance Development ◽

Sociocultural Environment ◽

Development Of Identity ◽

Russian Universities

This article introduces the theoretical and methodological foundations for studying the development of identity and tolerance in foreign university students. The research featured the organization of the educational process that encourages the development of personality identity and tolerance in foreign students. The authors defined the main directions and approaches to the problem of identity and tolerance development as a set of skills. The article describes the identity and tolerance profile of foreign students that study at Russian universities. The author proved that tolerance developed under the effect of national, cultural, and religious factors, as new sociocultural environment affected the personal characteristics of foreign students. The results were both positive and negative, thus forming both tolerant and intolerant attitudes. Subsequently, the personality profile of foreign students demonstrated a combination of tolerant and intolerant traits. The levels of ethnic nihilism and egoism were low; so were the levels of ethnic isolationism and fanaticism. The level of ethnic and social tolerance appeared average. The ethnic indifference and communicative tolerance were also at an average level. However, the level of positive ethnic identity was high. The research revealed a link between tolerance and ethnic identity in foreign students. The results can help to organize the development of identity and tolerance in foreign students.

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TERMINOLOGY STUDY BY FOREIGN STUDENTS AT THE PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT AT A TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

Pedagogical Review ◽

10.23951/2307-6127-2020-6-129-140 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 129-139

Author(s):

Людмила Ивановна Ярица

Keyword(s):

Soviet Union ◽

Former Soviet Union ◽

Foreign Students ◽

Foreign Student ◽

Russian Language ◽

State University ◽

Russian Scientific ◽

Technical University ◽

Definition Of

Рассматривается вопрос преподавания русского языка как иностранного в техническом вузе России. Актуальность темы обусловлена ростом числа иностранных студентов в российских вузах и необходимостью скорейшего овладения ими русским языком. Описаны особенности изучения русской научной лексики, терминологического аппарата технических дисциплин, в частности языка математики, иностранными студентами, обучающимися на подготовительном отделении Томского государственного архитектурно-строительного университета. Проведен лингвистический эксперимент, в ходе которого студентам был предложен диктант, изобилующий научной лексикой; описаны результаты, а также нарушения произношения и написания терминов, так как главную трудность представляет именно изучение лексики научного стиля речи. Выявлены и описаны, структурированы особенности отступлений от нормы, предложены варианты работы по реализации программы отработки навыков нормативного письма иностранными студентами. Достаточно трудным является определение границы слова, написание букв в конце слова, восприятие шипящих согласных, парных согласных по глухости/звонкости, мягкости/твердости; определение рода имен существительных (в большинстве языков народов бывшего Советского Союза нет категории рода). В связи с этим возникает необходимость тщательно продумывать типы упражнений в соответствии с потребностью учащихся и их последовательность. The issue of teaching Russian as a foreign language in a technical university in Russia is considered. The relevance is due both to the increase in the number of foreign students in Russian universities and the need for them to master the Russian language as soon as possible in order to continue their studies in Russian. The aim of the work is to describe the features of mastering Russian scientific vocabulary, the terminology of technical disciplines, in particular, the language of mathematics by foreign students studying at the preparatory department of the Tomsk State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (Building). A linguistic experiment was carried out, when students were offered to write a dictation, replete with scientific vocabulary. The results, as well as violations of pronunciation and spelling of terms have been described, since the main difficulty is precisely the study of the vocabulary of the scientific style of speech. The peculiarities of deviations from the standard were also identified, structured, and described. Options for the implementation of the program for the development of normative writing skills by foreign students were proposed. Rather difficult is the definition of the word boundary, writing letters at the end of a word, the perception of hissing consonants, paired consonants (unvoiced – voiced), soft – hard; determination of the gender of a noun (in most languages of the former Soviet Union there is no category of gender). This requires the necessity of elaborate thinking over the exercise types and their sequence in accordance with students’ needs. This work continues a series of methodical publications, the main aim of which is improving the quality of foreign student education in technical universities of Russia.

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PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW IN BRAZIL: A BRIEF OVERVIEW

Panorama of Brazilian Law ◽

10.17768/pbl.v1i1.p11-37 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 11-37

Author(s):

Carmen Tiburcio

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

International Law ◽

The United States ◽

Private International Law ◽

The Status ◽

Rules And Principles ◽

The Subject

The paper is intended to provide an overview of Private International Law in Brazil. With this purpose, it presents in broad lines the subject matters of the discipline, undertaking, whenever possible, comparisons with the contours given to it in the United States. In sum, the text deals with the acquisition of Brazilian nationality, the status of aliens, the determination of the applicable legislation to legal relationships with international connections – which includes the exam of Brazilian connecting rules and principles of Private International Law – and the exercise of Brazilian jurisdiction.

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The phenomenon of human alienation: socio-ontological aspect

Философия и культура ◽

10.7256/2454-0757.2020.3.32269 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 45-57

Author(s):

Kirill Prozumentik

Keyword(s):

Autonomous Agents ◽

Human Mind ◽

Social Philosophy ◽

Broad Sense ◽

Narrow Sense ◽

Fundamental Ontology ◽

The World ◽

The Status ◽

The Subject

This article is dedicated to one of the key problems of social philosophy – the phenomenon of human alienation. The subject of this research is the ontological grounds of alienation. The goal consists in determination of the existential foundation of alienation as a complicated socio-ontological phenomenon, as well as differentiation of the narrow and broad sense of the concept of “alienation”. In the narrow sense, alienation implies the process, when the products of human activity and activity itself obtain the status of autonomous agents opposing to human. In a broad sense, alienation is interpreted as an ontological distinction within the structure of being. For revealing the ontological grounds of alienation, the author attracts and reconsiders the ideological arsenal of philosophical anthropology, fundamental ontology, existentialism, personalism, Marxism, and post-phenomenology. The ontological interpretation allows comprehending the anthropogenesis, historical development of human, and evolution of human mind in the context of the terms of alienation. Thus, the first is interpreted as a self-alienation of the world; the second – as alienation of human from himself; and the third – as an ideal of appeal of the world towards itself, realized through human spiritual activity. All elements of the triad form an ontological basis doe alienation in the narrow sense.

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Mechanisms for attracting an international contingent of students to Russian universities in relation to the university, regional and federal levels

Vestnik Universiteta ◽

10.26425/1816-4277-2021-8-89-96 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (8) ◽

pp. 89-96

Author(s):

M. A. Tanina ◽

V. V. Bondarenko ◽

V. A. Yudina ◽

O. N. Leskina

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Environmental Factors ◽

Foreign Students ◽

Higher Education System ◽

Global Environmental ◽

The Subject ◽

The University ◽

Russian Universities ◽

Strategic Goal

Increasing the export potential of the higher education system is a strategic goal of many developed and developing countries, including Russia. At the same time, attracting foreign students to domestic universities makes it possible to attract foreign intellectual resources, develop international cooperation and diplomacy. During the study, a model of a system for managing the competitiveness of higher education in Russia has been developed, which contributes to attracting an international contingent of students to Russian universities. This system takes into account the influence of global environmental factors and state macro-environment factors. The subject of management in this system is represented by the federal, regional and university levels. For each subject level, methods have been developed to attract an international contingent of students to Russian universities. The object of management in the developed system is the level of competitiveness of higher education in Russia.

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The Status of Uber Drivers: A Purposive Approach

Spanish Labour Law and Employment Relations Journal ◽

10.20318/sllerj.2017.3921 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (1-2) ◽

pp. 6 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Guy Davidov

Keyword(s):

Psychological Needs ◽

Social Psychological ◽

Labour Law ◽

Independent Contractor ◽

Independent Contractors ◽

Gig Economy ◽

The Status ◽

Heated Debate ◽

The Subject

Abstract: The status of Uber drivers – the question of whether they are independent contractors (as argued by Uber) or employees – has been the subject of a heated debate recently. The goal of this paper is to address this question at the normative level: what should the law be in this regard? It begins, in part II, by briefly discussing some preliminary issues about how to address the problem: does it make sense to retain the employee/independent contractor distinction at all? Is it justified to maintain an “all or nothing” dichotomy? Should we leave the determination of “who is an employee” to courts? And finally, how should we interpret the term “employee” that appears in legislation? As will become clear, my approach is purposive, and Part III outlines – based on my previous writings – what this means in the context of identifying an employment relationship that justifies the application of labour laws. I will briefly consider several goals of labour law, and suggest that the most useful level of abstraction for current purposes is to focus on the unique vulnerabilities of employment, which I identify as democratic deficits (subordination, broadly conceived) and dependency (economic as well as for social/psychological needs). Finally, part IV applies these general principles to the specific context of Uber drivers, concluding eventually that Uber drivers should be considered employees.Keywords: employee, independent contractor, Uber, gig economy, on demand.

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Interrelation between professional identity and creativity of students of psychological disciplines

Психолог ◽

10.25136/2409-8701.2020.3.32745 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 53-62

Author(s):

Marina Aleksandrovna Matyushina

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Professional Identity ◽

Educational Process ◽

Professional Activity ◽

State Technical ◽

Verbal Creativity ◽

The Subject ◽

Technical University ◽

Senior Students

This article is dedicated to the analysis of interrelation between professional identity and creativity of the students of psychological disciplines at different stages of educational process. The subject of this research is the correlation of professional identity and creativity of the students of psychological disciplines. The goal consists in determination of the structure of interrelation between the statuses of professional identity and creativity parameter of the students at different stages of educational process. The conducted survey included 124 students of psychological disciplines from Novosibirsk State Technical University and Siberian State Transport University of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th years of education. For data collection, the author used the following psychodiagnostic tools: E. P. Torrance’s test of nonverbal creativity; S. Mednick’s test for “Diagnostics of Verbal Creativity”; A. A. Azbel’s and A. G. Gretsov’s methodology for studying the statuses of professional identity; L. B. Schneider’s methodology for studying professional identity. The research demonstrates the presence of correlations between the parameters of verbal creativity (uniqueness) and vague status of professional identity parameters of imagery creativity (resistance to reservations) and formed status of professional identity; parameters of imagery creativity (development and resistance to reservations), and imposed status of professional identity. It was determined that the structures of interrelation between the statuses of professional activity and creativity parameters differ among the students of different years of education. The senior students show stronger correlations between the statuses of professional identity and creativity parameters.

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Experience of psychiatry distance teaching to english speaking international students

Journal of Education, Health and Sport ◽

10.12775/jehs.2021.11.08.058 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (8) ◽

pp. 520-526

Author(s):

Ye. Oprya ◽

E. Melnyk ◽

M. Pustovoyt ◽

T. Chernova ◽

P. Goryachev

Keyword(s):

Distance Learning ◽

Foreign Students ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Further Education ◽

Educational Process ◽

Distance Teaching ◽

National Medical ◽

English Speaking ◽

The Subject ◽

Medical University

The article describes the difficulties of transition to distance learning (DL) at a medical university when students pass clinical disciplines, using the example of the subject of "psychiatry". The negative impact of the pandemic on international cooperation in the field of education and science was also noted, in particular, attracting foreign students to further education. Based on the above, the following tasks were set: to study the features of the transition to distance learning the subject of "psychiatry" at the Odessa National Medical University, to identify the features of distance work with English-speaking foreign students during their learning of this discipline and to present proposals for optimizing this process. During the transition to DL, a significant decrease in the quality of education was noticed during the absence of an existing learning management system, since this transition was a certain stress for all participants in the educational process, both students and teachers. Significant problems have arisen in the DL of clinical disciplines for English-speaking students. The greatest difficulty is the teaching of psychiatry, since it is difficult to explain to students in English not only the description of psychopathological symptoms and syndromes, but also the mental characteristics of people with other nationalities. It is proposed to use movies, with the main heroes suffering from mental disorders, as a thematic guide for mastering practical skills. Although some of the positive aspects of DL have been noted by medical students, they agree to DL only as a forced short-term measure.

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Experience of using distance technology to teach Chinese undergraduates during the COVID-19 pandemic

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202021022019 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 210 ◽

pp. 22019

Author(s):

Olga Fedotova ◽

Elena Platonova ◽

Vladimir Latun ◽

Igor Filkevich ◽

Oleg Igumnov

Keyword(s):

Distance Learning ◽

Continuing Education ◽

Foreign Students ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Educational Process ◽

Full Time ◽

Distance Technology ◽

Russian Universities ◽

Chinese Undergraduates ◽

Significant Factors

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the organization of the educational process in Russian universities. The object of the research is the experience of implementing e-education and the transition to distance technologies for continuing education of Chinese undergraduates in the Russian metropolitan university. Russian universities had the technical capabilities and used various electronic educational platforms. In the same time, the results of the survey showed a decrease in the satisfaction of Chinese full-time students when switching to distance learning. The study shows the significant factors that had a negative impact on the educational process using distance technology to teach Chinese undergraduates during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors have grouped these factors into five groups (technical, language, emotional, and financial, content of lecture). Identification of these factors made it possible to develop a program to improve the educational process and enhance the satisfaction of foreign students studying at Russian universities.

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Pedagogic Dilemma for History Education: Voices of Student Teachers in Lesotho

World Journal of Educational Research ◽

10.22158/wjer.v2n2p182 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 182

Author(s):

Raymond N. Fru

Keyword(s):

High Schools ◽

Student Teachers ◽

Academic Discipline ◽

History Education ◽

Educational Systems ◽

History Teachers ◽

History Teaching ◽

The Status ◽

The Subject

It is no secret that history education in many parts of the world is facing immense challenges. This academic discipline has never been under more pressure to justify its place in the curriculum of many educational systems. While some systems such as South Africa have overtly downplayed the importance of the discipline through unfavorable curriculum implementations over the years since the dawn of democracy, other systems like Lesotho have adopted more covert strategies to systematically out-phasing history education in the secondary and high schools. The result in the case of Lesotho is that the subject is very unpopular in secondary and high schools as the number of schools teaching the subject has dwindled drastically over the years. The situation is exacerbated by poor Junior Certificate (JC) examination results for the few schools that teach the subject. Against this backdrop, this article engages the discourses around the status of history education in the context of Lesotho from a student teacher’s perspective. While many studies have focused on the role of students, government departments and school administrations in explaining the negative position of history education, the stance in this article is that the role of the history teacher is as vital and cannot be undermined. Teachers’ understanding of the objectives of history teaching and their attitudes towards the discipline has important implications for the way the discipline is perceived by students and the public. As a result, this article presents findings ofa study conducted with some novice history teachers in Lesotho on their understandings of the objectives of history teaching especially in a Lesotho context. Such understandings are then used as a basis to theorise the status of the discipline, but also to reflect on the future of history education in Lesotho.

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