INTERNATIONALISATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION: EMPIRICAL STUDY OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE OF FOUNDATION YEAR STUDENTS IN RUSSIA
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Author(s): | Mishatkina M. V., Tong X., |
| Number of journal: | 4(69) | Date: | November 2024 |
| Annotation: | This research addresses the internationalization of higher education, highlighting the transnational mobility of students as a key aspect. The study aims to develop a scale for intercultural communication competence and to assess the current state of such competence among foundation year students in Russia in terms of their awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills. Additionally, it seeks to analyze variations in intercultural communication competence among students of different genders, academic majors, and nationalities. This empirical study employs a mixed-methods approach, integrating qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, to evaluate the intercultural communicative competence of foundation year students at the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. The assessment was conducted using a scale comprising 14 direct questions, designed to measure 4 factors of intercultural communicative competence. Data collection was facilitated through a comprehensive questionnaire survey, which was subsequently analyzed using SPSS 27.0 software. The survey’s scales showed high reliability, with Cronbach’s alpha coefficients ranging from 0.706 to 0.779 for the 4 factors and 0.829 for the total scale. Foundation year students in Russia demonstrated average intercultural communicative competence. Gender differences were negligible in intercultural communicative competence, yet females displayed heightened intercultural awareness. Students majoring in language studies showed higher competence levels than those in humanities, economics, medicine, and engineering. Nationality significantly impacted intercultural skills, with CIS students outperforming those from French-speaking Africa, English-speaking Africa, China, Vietnam, Portuguese- speaking Africa, Asia (excluding China and Vietnam), Latin America, and Europe. | ||
| Keywords: | empirical study, intercultural communicative competence, foundation year students, scale, study in Russia, SPSS program, quantitative methodology, internationalization of higher education, difference, pre-university training |
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| For citation: | Mishatkina M. V., Tong X. Internationalisation of higher education: empirical study of intercultural communicative competence of foundation year students in Russia. Biznes. Obrazovanie. Pravo = Business. Education. Law. 2024;4(69):515—523. DOI: 10.25683/VOLBI.2024.69.1169. |
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