Communication training as an effective technology for enhancing the adaptation level of first-year students in university

this article explores the potential of communicative training as a means to enhance first-year students adaptation to university learning conditions. The article focuses on the successful and smooth adaptation of first-year students during the early stages of their studies. It examines the problems faced by freshmen – newcomers who often experience disadaptation, stress, and increased anxiety – as well as the causes of these issues. The authors analyze the psychological factors that facilitate successful adaptation to both the academic studies and university life. The authors also examined effective technologies and methods for reducing adaptation time and facilitating this process. In their view, active learning methods (ALM) play a significant role in the development, improvement, and automation of first-year students' communicative skills and abilities. In particular, they emphasize the importance of the implementation and active integration of communicative training into the educational process. Based on their work at the Federal State Budgetary Education Institution of Higher Education “MSTU,” the authors describe their training exercises, which help participants recognize their individual potential, unique characteristics, and resources. These exercises also encourage students to be mindful of the emotional experiences and the interests of those they communicate with. Participants in the training sessions share what concerns them “here and now,” discussing what is happening to them in the group at the moment. The article also includes elements of training exercises as recommendations for university instructors. These recommendations aim to reduce disadaptation in the learning process and, in the long term, enhance the learning experience and academic performance of university students.

adaptation, students, university, training, communicative training, first-year students, disadaptation, training participants, exercises, active learning methods (ALM), communication skills, communication