TRAINING AS AN EFFECTIVE METHOD OF PREPARING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS FACULTY STUDENTS FOR INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

Abstract

The article deals with the functional orientation of the training on the formation of the readiness of students, the future professionals in the field of international relations to intercultural communication. As practice has shown, training is an effective method (technology) of forming students' readiness to intercultural communication and helps to immerse deeply into the active controlled communication.

Training is usually associated with a set of exercises according to a special methodology developed on a scientific basis, carried out by a qualified specialist. As a didactic technology, training is a planned program of various exercises for the formation and improvement of skills and abilities in a particular area of ​​human activity.

In the field of intercultural relations by using the training, the acquaintance with intercultural differences in interpersonal relations through emotionally colored activities, re-playing situations and their analysis, which allows you to transfer the acquired knowledge to new situations takes plays.

Emphasis is placed on the fact that the training actualizes communicative needs, intercultural potential of students as a method of teaching an effective communication, that allows communication partners to acquire the necessary skills and experience of communication and interaction, develop self-confidence, ability to flexible relationships. The typology of trainings is considered, which purposefully prepare for communication within a certain specific culture.

The use of different exercises at different stages of training and some rules of training are described. It is obvious that the training of intercultural communication is a real in nature and content attempt to find an adequate, correct and appropriate way to interact with representatives of another culture, which is based on equality, self-esteem, recognition and respect for the human rights. It combines informational and activity aspects, which allows to "deploy" communicative problems in dynamics, as in the process of training the participants mastered strategies to achieve cultural competence aimed at replenishing knowledge about the cultural identity of the partner, developed empathy and tolerance, mastered sociocultural knowledge. formed the skills of effective intercultural communication, confirming its effectiveness in shaping students' readiness for intercultural communication.