Features of social and cultural adaptation of Arab students in Russian educational environment

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The study is aimed at considering various types of adaptation of students from Arab countries to the Russian educational and sociocultural environment and identifying the features of the course of adaptation processes. Ethnocultural, linguistic, psychological problems of Arab students during the adaptation period in a Russian university are described. The recommendations are made for employees of educational institutions of higher education and teachers on taking into account the cultural and religious characteristics of students from Arab countries in order to minimize the negative impact of various types of adaptation on the educational process.

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Galina S. Kalinina

Kazan Federal University - Naberezhnye Chelny Institute

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Email: gskalinina@mail.ru
PhD in Phylology, Senior Lecturer, Department of Foreign Languages 10А Syuyumbike аvenue, Naberezhnye Chelny, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation, 423812

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