Developing Students’ Intercultural Competence at the Tertiary Level

Liudmyla Holubnycha (), Ilona Ivanivna Kostikova (), Olena Leiba (), Svitlana Lobzova () and Ruslan Chornovol-Tkachenko ()
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Liudmyla Holubnycha: Full Professor, Department of Foreign Languages # 3, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Ilona Ivanivna Kostikova: H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University
Olena Leiba: PhD, Department of Criminal Procedure, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Svitlana Lobzova: PhD, Department of Practice of English Oral and Written Speech, H. S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Ruslan Chornovol-Tkachenko: PhD, Department of the Foreign Languages, Kharkiv University of Economics and Law, Kharkiv, Ukraine

Revista romaneasca pentru educatie multidimensionala - Journal for Multidimensional Education, 2019, vol. 11, issue 3, 245-262

Abstract: The paper provides developing students’ intercultural competence as an actual world problem. As a key role in this process belongs to higher education, the mentioned phenomenon is considered at English classes. The goal of the paper is to allocate the stages of developing students’ intercultural competence for non-linguistic higher education. The study describes the authors’ positive experience of developing students’ intercultural competence for non-linguistic students at universities. During more than 15 years the authors have been observing nearly 2000 students. The methods of observation, analysis have been applied as well as the selection of the most successful ones to develop intercultural competence. The methodology and results of the work are the authors’ own contribution. As a result, four stages of the process of developing students’ intercultural competence are highlighted. They are based on the curriculum material logic mastering professional English. They are increasing motivation; acquiring subject-professional and cultural-specific knowledge; developing different intercultural competence skills; as well as developing some skills of independent usage in solving complex issues. The conclusion is drawn that intercultural competence facilitates the strengthening interdisciplinary relations, ensuring steady students’ interest in overcoming foreign language barriers, need awareness in professional activities, tolerant attitude towards representatives of another foreign languages and cultures.

Keywords: Intercultural competence; the English language; student; target culture; native culture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.18662/rrem/149

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