The Evolution of Humanitarian Culture in the Context of English Language Education's Digital Transformation

Document Type : Research Article

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1 Department of Theory and Practice of Teaching Foreign Languages, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia

2 Department of Linguistic and Didactic, Udmurt State University, Izhevsk, Russia

Abstract

This article presents the findings of a scientific collaboration between Kazan Federal University and Udmurt State University to investigate the phenomenon of humanitarian culture in the context of English language education digitalization. The demand to humanize digital technologies in education in order to use their educational potential for the development of learners as individuals and professionals demonstrates the research's relevance. The study's main goal is to specify methodological, theoretical, and technological foundations for the strategy of developing students' humanitarian culture as a key component in the structure of a learner's professional competence. This article is concerned with the digital transformation of education in light of the humanitarian approach based on the study of culture, values, and history of humanity as a whole and of the people in particular, as supported by pedagogical, psychological, and philosophical concepts that center on the person, the individual. The paper demonstrates that humanization and digitalization can coexist in accordance with human values for the benefit of people's well-being and prosperity and that they should be viewed as interrelated, interdependent, and mutually reinforcing trends in English language education, with the main goal of encouraging students to think critically and prioritize common humanistic and humanitarian values. The authors specify and describe four criteria for assessing a student's level of humanitarian culture, which include information and cognitive, communicative, axiological, and reflexive aspects. Because of their collaborative, interactive, innovative, flexible, and affordable nature, the authors conclude that digital technologies can contribute to the development of students' humanitarian culture.

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Journal of Research in Applied Linguistics
Volume 14, Issue 3
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Research in Applied Linguistics (ICRAL 2023), October 30, 2023, Kazan, Russia
October 2023
Pages 71-75

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