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Sociocultural adaptation of foreign students in the educational space of the university
https://doi.org/10.20913/2224-1841-2025-3-8
Abstract
Introduction. The relevance of the problem of sociocultural adaptation is conditioned by the international cooperation of universities expanding every year and the accompanying increase in the share of foreign students in the total number of students. At the initial stage of education students face a number of difficulties and barriers of sociocultural adaptation, which become especially acute for those who do not speak Russian and begin to master the language and study the disciplines of the educational program in parallel. Purpose setting. The aim of the study is to identify the most significant barriers and difficulties of sociocultural adaptation faced by foreign students, which have a negative impact on the learning process. Methodology and methods of the study. The main research method used was an online survey in the form of questionnaires, which allowed us to identify the general range of problems of sociocultural adaptation of Chinese students studying at Baikal State University; an additional research method was an included structured observation, which allowed us to study the impact of adaptation difficulties on the learning process of students in dynamic characteristics. Results. The conducted research allowed to identify the following most significant barriers of sociocultural adaptation of foreign students, which create difficulties in learning: language barrier, which causes difficulties in communication with teachers; didactic barrier, which is related to the organization of the educational process and difficulties in mastering the forms and methods of teaching; methodological barrier, which is related to the provision of teaching disciplines with methodological materials in the students' native language or electronic resources available for quick translation. Conclusion. The results obtained in the course of the study can be used to make decisions within the university regarding the development and implementation of possible ways to overcome the barriers of sociocultural adaptation and minimize their negative impact on the learning process of foreign students.
About the Author
U. V. TrokhirovaRussian Federation
Ulyana V. Trokhirova – candidate of sociological sciences, associate professor, department of sociology and psychology, school of culture, public communications and information technologies
11 Lenina str., Irkutsk, 664003, Russian Federation
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For citation: Trokhirova U.V. Sociocultural adaptation of foreign students in the educational space of the university. Professional education in the modern world. 2025;15(3):508 –520. https://doi.org/10.20913/2224-1841-2025-3-8
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