The Development of Intercultural Competence in the Context of Digitalised Education

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The article presents the findings of the study which examined the development of intercultural competence of the students of linguistics based on the use of digital resources. The findings of the study indicate a correlation between the level of development of certain parameters of intercultural sensitivity and the use of certain digital tools. The analysis concludes that it is necessary to take into account the potential of digital resources for the development of intercultural sensitivity in foreign language teaching.

 

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Natalia Nickolaevna Pomuran

Novosibirsk Military Academy of the Order of Zhukov named after Army General I.K. Yakovlev of the National Guard Troops of
the Russian Federation

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Email: pomnatnik@mail.ru

 PhD (Psychology), Associate Professor 
Associate Professor of the Department of Foreign Languages  
Novosibirsk Military Academy of the Order of Zhukov named after Army General I. K. Yakovlev  
of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation 

Novosibirsk, Russia

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