Formation of Student’s Tolerance in Multicultural Environment When Teaching a Foreign Language (KFU Experience, Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia)

Abstract

Formation of tolerance through a multicultural environment in higher educational institutions is of particular relevance because the number of international students increases, migrants from non-CIS countries flow into the territory of the Russian Federation, and many nations and confessions live both in the Republic of Tatarstan and the Russian Federation. The aim of our study is to identify and systematize the essential characteristics of the algorithm in the formation of students' tolerance in a multicultural environment, its approbation and implementation in the process of foreign language teaching at the university. An analysis of the literature, teaching experience, and empirical studies enabled to identify the criteria and levels of students' tolerance formation as well as to create special pedagogical conditions to provide students' stability under stressful, difficult situations in the learning activities. As a result of research, we defined the following pedagogical conditions: the development of students' emotional stability in teaching and learning activities through the parallel algorithm as a precise prescription of a phased fulfillment of actions, intensive introduction of interactive forms of teaching, and the use of extracurricular forms of work. Actualization of these pedagogical conditions for tolerance formation in foreign language environment contributes to encouraging fluency in foreign language by international students and further development of foreign language skills; development of skills for self-analysis and self-criticism; promoting social citizenship, proactivity, adaptability and optimism.

What Drives Students of Vocational Training Program? An Investigation on the Significance of Foreign Language Acquisition

“…It is said to stimulate specialists' engagement into intercultural, inter-ethnic dialogue, to analyze their activities in the context of the practices of the world's leading powers, to widen their mindset, provide personal and professional growth. Considering this, the most important component of each student's culture is professional values that will allow him to better orientate himself in the world of work and, ultimately, become the basis for motivating his professional and career growth (Galishnikova et al, 2016). "Motivation is a complex, actively and continuously discussed phenomenon which found its reflection in all actions observed in the society, whether we speak about professional, educational or everyday matter" (Grigoreva & Solodkova, 2015: 341).…”