Cross-cultural features of teaching in a multinational and multi-confessional student audience on the example of foreign students from Vietnam

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of trends in the growth of the number of foreign students in Russian universities. The main areas of study that foreign students are most interested in when applying to universities in our country, as well as the reasons for the dynamics of the growth in the number of students coming from other countries, despite various restrictive measures, such as COVID-19, have been identified. As examples, some higher educational institutions in Russia, where foreign students receive higher education, are considered. One of these universities is the G.V. Russian University of Economics. Plekhanova, which cooperates with other foreign universities, has double degree programs, and it also has communities for international students. The analysis of such a concept as a "linguistic personality" is carried out for a more complete understanding of how a foreign student feels and adapts to new social realities. The article also examines the peculiarities of behavior and the process of presenting material in a multinational student audience. In the process of research, emphasis is placed on barriers that can become a problem for a foreign student on the way to gaining knowledge. This issue is very relevant in modern realities.