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Научное обозрение. Педагогические науки
ISSN 2500-3402
ПИ №ФС77-57475
ISSN 2500-3402
ПИ №ФС77-57475
THE IMPORTANCE OF CROSS-CULTURAL CONSTITUENT OF THE DISCIPLINE “FOREIGN LANGUAGE” IN A NON-HUMANITARIAN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT (THE EXPERIENCE OF TEACHING “INTERNATIONAL STUDIES” IN A RUSSIAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY)
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The article discusses the issue of cross-cultural education in the process of foreign language training in Russia (Russian Technical University). Cross-cultural competence can be an issue for both Russian and English speaking students owing to the incomprehension that might sometimes arise between people from different countries. Socio-cultural approach to language teaching is closely connected with the use of foreign language as a means of exploring the world and national cultures, an intellectual heritage of English speaking countries and their people, as well as a tool of overcoming cross-cultural misunderstandings. The authors suggest a new approach towards teaching a foreign language on the basis of new information technologies: International Studies Project (ISP). The effectiveness of the project lies in the implementation of the new forms of language education via the application of modern information technologies, leading to the improvement of cross-cultural linguistic competence and the intensification of English-learning motivation.