Forming "cultural fit" through mediation as the basis for intercultural interaction

- Pechenizka, Svitlana (orcid.org/0000-0002-9342-1853) (2024) Forming "cultural fit" through mediation as the basis for intercultural interaction In: Trends and Prospects for the Development of Science and Education: Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference (2024, April 20) . Bookmundo, с. Oxford, UK, pp. 69-71. ISBN 978-94-0372-389-1

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Abstract

The paper reflects the concept of "cultural fit", rather new term for Ukraine, which represents in a broad sense suitability or unsuitability of an individual to the cultural peculiarities of a certain country, and the transforming role of a teacher: becoming not only a facilitator, teaching foreign languages, but also as mediator, showing socio-cultural differences in mentality, thinking and lifestyle in another cultural environment and that’s why possible difficulties in intercultural interaction or integration, thus helping to understand those students who think about going abroad if they are really ready for it. Especially this problem of cultural fit or unfit is actual nowadays, when a lot of Ukrainian families are forced to leave their homes and search for shelters all around the world because of Russian war aggression. And many of them have to deal with additional great psychological stress while trying to integrate in another country, which could be a real problem if not to know enough about foreign culture, specifics of verbal and non-verbal communication there, language nuances in form and gist.

Item Type:	Book Section
Keywords:	"cultural fit", mediation, teacher-mediator, intercultural interaction, integration, forming foreign language sociocultural competence of students at Ukrainian schools
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 1 Philosophy. Psychology Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 304 Social questions. Social practice. Cultural practice. Way of life (Lebensweise) Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 373 Kinds of school providing general education Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 8 Language. Linguistics. Literature > 81 Linguistics and languages
Divisions:	Institute of Pedagogics > Department of Foreign Language Teaching
Depositing User:	Ігор Олександрович Горошкін
Date Deposited:	07 May 2024 08:04
Last Modified:	07 May 2024 08:04
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/740713

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