The Development of Ethnocultural Competence of University Students During COVID-19 Pandemic in Russia

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.210120.010How to use a DOI?

Keywords

ethnocultural competence, COVID-19 pandemic, online education, cross-cultural communication, polyethnic university environment, student-centered educational approach

Abstract

The paper concerns the importance of ethnocultural competence development of students in a polyethnic university environment. The study considers the value of ethnocultural competence from the point of view of creating conditions for positive ethnocultural interaction and forming students’ ability to follow cross-cultural behavior standards. The purpose of the research was to define whether an online format is effective in providing for ethnocultural competence development, taking into account the students’ opinions. The article analyzes the ways to improve the consequences caused by COVID-19 in the sphere of cross-cultural communication of students with a diverse ethnocultural background that study mostly online or have blended learning at Southern Federal University, Russia. The negative impact of the pandemic period on the process of ethnocultural competence development is observed considering technological and methodological drawbacks of online education. The research was based on the results of digital surveys, tests, questionnaires, and online class interviews, and involved 120 students of different majors. The study examines the attitude of students to the difficulties they have in the process of ethnocultural communication and takes into consideration their preferences concerning online and offline forms of education. The recommendations for improving the development of ethnocultural competence in online format are given.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Shavadi M-Kh. Arsaliev
AU  - Angela S. Andrienko
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/01/20
TI  - The Development of Ethnocultural Competence of University Students During COVID-19 Pandemic in Russia
BT  - Proceedings of the 2020 3rd International Seminar on Education Research and Social Science (ISERSS 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 46
EP  - 50
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210120.010
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210120.010
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