Formation of readiness of future marine engineers for intercultural communication using game simulation technology

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the problem of formation of future marine engineers’ readiness for intercultural communication. The purpose of the article is defined as analysis of the formation of readiness of the future marine engineers for intercultural communication by means of game simulation technology. The authors analyze the of scientific and pedagogical literature highlighting different aspects of the problem under research, define the main terms and notions, and focus on pedagogical technologies, contributing to the formation of future marine engineers’ readiness for intercultural communication. The issue of readiness for intercultural communication of the future marine engineers is dealt with in the works of such researchers as F. Batsevych, H. Devyatova, V. Yeromina, A. Kozak, O. Krychkivska, N. Paperna, A. Sadokhin, M. Safina, A. Solodka, M. Sokolova, L. Yusupova. The simulation game technologies have been presented as the mean of developing students’ instrumental motivation to learn a foreign language in general, as well as to develop skills of intercultural communication. The authors analyze different types of games used in the educational process (business, role-plays, didactic, simulation games etc.), as well as the components included in the structure of the game activity (motivating, orientating, executive, monitoring, and evaluating.