Scientific journal
Научное обозрение. Педагогические науки
ISSN 2500-3402
ПИ №ФС77-57475

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MATHEMATICS STUDY GUIDE AS A TOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ACADEMIC ADAPTATION AT UNIVERSITY

Glazyrina E.D. 1 Efremova O.N. 1 Pakhomova E.G. 1
1 Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education «National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University»
The article deals with topical issues of teaching students in non-mother tongue within non-native socio-cultural environment. Authors introduce analysis of factors which cause loss of international student learning efficiency while studying mathematics in non-native language and define reasons for it. Authors consider that self-study organization and course teaching materials development are to accomplish learner-centered approach and determine learning outcomes. The peculiarities of mathematics texts construction are highlighted in the article. Special student training manual which is considered as a tool for international student academic adaptation at the university is also presented. Authors describe structure and features of this manual designed by TPU trainers, analyze peculiarities of text construction, consider synergies between particular sections, point out aims of the manual and provide examples.