VISUALISATION AS A TOOL IN TEACHING AND STUDING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Abstract

The article reveals the main aspects in the application of the visual method in the context of teaching international relations, pointing to the certain advantages of using media tools, primarily such as video. In the era of rapid technological development and increasing volume of available information, visual methods are becoming increasingly relevant for understanding and analyzing world politics. The result of the study is that the essence and components of visualization as a method of teaching and researching problems of world politics are substantiated and disclosed; a classification of visual tools (graphs, diagrams, maps, infographics, video materials, interactive models, simulations) is presented. The author argues that visualization promotes students to develop their visual thinking, allows them to reveal and more deeply understand the complex and contradictory trends of modern world politics, the history of international relations, and forms a critically important skill in modern conditions to work with information as well. The presented findings of the study will be useful for teachers who are interested in improving the effectiveness of teaching international relations disciplines.