Keyword: «иностранный язык»

The issue of forming national-cultural identity and developing patriotism is relevant in all periods of societal development, especially during times of significant change. National-cultural and ethnocultural identity serves as the foundation for the development of patriotism, as awareness of belonging to one's native culture is the first step in developing self-awareness and a conscious love for one's homeland. Previous research has shown that foreign language as a discipline has great potential for developing and enhancing universal competences. Currently, higher education in Russia is in the process of introducing new disciplines aimed at forming national and ethnocultural identity; however, the potential of disciplines such as "Foreign Language" and "Intercultural Communication" is underestimated. The aim of the study was to assess the potentials and resources of the course "Intercultural Communication" for the development of national-cultural and ethnocultural identity and the growth of patriotism among students. The course "Intercultural Communication" was designed on the base of student-centered, activity-based, and competency-based approaches with an emphasis on achieving integrated learning outcomes (personal, meta-subject, and subject-specific). The study was conducted at the Institute of Foreign Languages at Petrozavodsk State University. 87 students majoring in Linguistics at Petrozavodsk State University participated in the study, which included initial questioning using Likert scale, studying the course "Intercultural Communication," follow-up questioning, and analysis of the results. Statements based on M. Byram's intercultural competence structure were used for questioning. Chi-square criteria and t-Student criteria for dependent samples were used to validate the results. The results confirmed the effectiveness of developing national-cultural identity and a sense of patriotism through the course "Intercultural Communication." In particular, the results showed that studying the course leads to a more conscious positive attitude towards native culture, which is the basis for forming ethnocultural identity and patriotism.

The relevance of the problem under study is due to the increased importance of studying English as a second foreign language. More and more representatives of other countries are studying English as a second foreign language with Russian as their first language, since it is the language of intercultural and interlinguistic communication on the world stage of educational space. The development of modern methods of teaching English as a second foreign language with Russian being the first is due to the introduction of modern educational digital technologies into the pedagogical process and their unsystematic use in the process of teaching English as a second foreign language and the need to master it as a foreign language at the level sufficient to master the curriculum. The purpose of the study is to develop a system of exercises using global simulation technology with the aim of developing the sociocultural competence of foreign students studying English as a second foreign language. Particular attention is paid to presenting key information about the didactic potential of global simulation technology. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that the authors identified theoretical and practical aspects of increasing the effectiveness of the formation of sociocultural competence among foreign students in the process of teaching English as a second foreign language; developed and scientifically substantiated exercises for the formation of sociocultural competence of foreign students – Linguistics majors in the process of teaching English as a second foreign language using global simulation technology. An analysis of the problem of developing the sociocultural competence of foreign students in the process of teaching English as a second foreign language was carried out. The educational potential of using global simulation technology as an organizational and activity basis for the effective formation of sociocultural competence among foreign students in the process of teaching English as a second foreign language is considered.

This article explores the prospects of integration various artificial intelligence features in the process of learning foreign languages in schools. It is difficult to imagine many areas of life without modern technologies therefore their incorporation into the educational process is inevitable. The history of this issue and the first experience of using programs based on artificial intelligence are discussed, along with teachers' attitudes towards this innovation.