No. 2 (2021)

Intercultural Communication in the Context of University Foreign Language Teaching

The purpose of this article is to present the review o f publications about the  of teaching intercultural communication at the lessons o f foгeign languages at univeгsities. The carried o u t analysis shows th a t the efficiency of inteгcultuгal communication is influenced both by objective and subjective factoгs. The most serious pгoems аге ethnocentгism, confuting to steгeotypes, insufficient foгeign language pгoficiency, mismatching of noгms and behavior of native and target cultuгe.

Initiation Rituals in the Indo-Iranian Tradition

Initiation rituals occupy a significant place in the structure o f traditional culture and embody its most relevant components. However, the study o f ritual culture is complicated for modern research due to the apparent lack o f empirical ethnographic material. As an a ttempt to solve this problem, this article offers an examination o f the logic and specificity o f the reflection o f initiation rituals in written texts characteristic o f the respective culture, primarily mythological and heroic-epic.

Additional Professional Education of Library Teachers in the Digital Age

The article examines some o f the aspects o f the system o f additional professional education for school librarians in the changing conditions o f their professional activity in the digital age. The prerequisites fo r the development of additional vocational education o f teachers and librarians are revealed.
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