SOME ASPECTS OF ORGANIZATION OF PRE-DEPARTURE ADAPTATION OF CHINESE STUDENTS TO THE CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

The article discusses problems of organizing pre-departure adaptation of foreign students to the cultural and educational environment of Russian universities. Based on the analysis of the main difficulties experienced by Chinese students arriving in Russia for education, the author of the work substantiates the need to create specialized conditions for introducing students to the cultural and educational features of Russian higher education even at the stage of education at home. The article points out the terminological essence of the concepts of “adaptation”, “pre-departure adaptation”, draws attention to the typical (most common) adaptation difficulties of Chinese students (everyday, language, etc.), suggests ways to prevent them during the pre-departure adaptation of foreigners. As a result of the study, the author outlines a range of recommendations addressed to the teaching community on organizing the activities of teachers in the process of planning and implementing the stage of pre-departure adaptation of Chinese students.