Tarpkultūrinių kompetencijų raiška aukštojo mokslo institucijoje
Intercultural competencies expression in higher education institution

Summary/Abstract: Worldwide globalization processes influence the changes taking place in business, public administration. This process also affected the higher education system. As a result the appearance of a new process – Mobility – This is the free movement of people. An increasing number of foreign students choosing to study Lithuanian higher schools. Also, various mobility programs (e.g. Socrates programs - ERASMUS) encourage teachers to go to other countries to lecture, to gain experience. These changes are increasing the requirements for academic institutions and their staff. Achieving high-quality studies with students from other countries, it is necessary to find out the available teachers and improvement of intercultural competencies. That’s why the problematic questions are arising: Does the teachers have development of intercultural competencies? Does the institution is ready to accept students from other countries? Is teaching intercultural competences affected age of teacher’s, lecture for students from other countries? Purpose – analyze the theoretical aspects of intercultural competence and intercultural competence expression of a higher education institution. Tasks: To analyze the theoretical aspects of intercultural competence; finding out lecturers of higher education institutions held intercultural competencies. Research methods: analysis of scientific literature, systematization, data analysis using SPSS 17.1 program. Empirical – pilot study has shown that teachers have a number of development of intercultural competencies. The data shows that teachers are interested in other historical, political, demographic facts, traditions, etiquette, behavior norms, and other national education system, teaching things, the documentation governing the education and higher education. They are aware of the cultural differences of the other party, the other party tries to learn basic communication phrases, is able to conduct lectures in English, Russian, select appropriate subject content taught in the methods of working with students from other countries to take advantage of diversity of the audience, I can not only make, but keep in touch with representatives of other countries, are able to understand other people's attitudes Lithuania, Lithuanian respect. Teachers are tolerant of other cultures view the behavior, not stereotypes, attitudes of another culture representatives, working with students from other countries is able to empathize with the other situation, the sense of responsibility for their academic performance in working with students from other countries are sincere, friendly, goodnatured interaction with the other cultural background, and I understand another culture and language impact the learning process. The results of the research show that teachers underestimate their knowledge of other taboos and a favorite topic of conversation. Also, teachers do not agree with the statement that knowledge of cultural adaptation processes. Professors who lectured Erasmus students are more interested in other countries' educational system and the teaching methods and better assess their existing knowledge of English. Comparing of teachers age and acquired competencies found that older teachers tend to appreciate their willingness to teach classes in Russian than in English.

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