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      <journal-id journal-id-type="elibrary">48734</journal-id>
      <journal-title-group>
        <journal-title>Teaching Methodology in Higher Education</journal-title>
        <trans-title-group xml:lang="ru">
          <trans-title>Вопросы методики преподавания в вузе</trans-title>
        </trans-title-group>
      </journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2227-8591</issn>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">10</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18720/HUM/ISSN 2227-8591.21.10</article-id>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>Supplementary University Courses Aimed at Building Global Awareness and Sustainability</article-title>
        <trans-title-group xml:lang="ru">
          <trans-title>Дополнительные вузовские дисциплины, нацеленные на осознание глобальных проблем и устойчивое личностное развитие студентов</trans-title>
        </trans-title-group>
      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Grishina</surname>
            <given-names>Natalia Yu.</given-names>
          </name>
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          <email>grishinan@list.ru</email>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Stock</surname>
            <given-names>Mari</given-names>
          </name>
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          <email>marish2020@yandex.com</email>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <aff id="aff1">Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University</aff>
      <pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2017-10-20">
        <day>20</day>
        <month>10</month>
        <year>2017</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>6</volume>
      <issue>21</issue>
      <fpage>93</fpage>
      <lpage>97</lpage>
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      <abstract xml:lang="en">
        <p>The article gives the insights about the number of courses given by lecturers of Peter the Great SaintPetersburg Polytechnic University in the English language. The courses are organized under Mobility module. They are aimed at forming the competences of intercultural communication and the English language as lingua franka. The demands of the contemporary world are satisfied with the new technologies, creative approach to teaching, effective time management competences, skills to switch fast among very different activities and a lot other cognitive abilities. Career development course considers such important issues as forming career preferences. The important thing is how to get maximum from the University studies and find yourself in your future profession. The goal of Intercultural communication course is to consider the basic principles of intercultural interaction. The assignment where the students are working together with foreign partners are crucial to succeed with the course. The joint project is aimed at being aware of cultural specifics. In Globalization course, the students are discussing global contexts in the framework of modern tertiary education as they influence a lot our everyday life.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <kwd>professional education</kwd>
        <kwd>training competences</kwd>
        <kwd>global awareness</kwd>
        <kwd>building sustainability</kwd>
        <kwd>interactive learning</kwd>
        <kwd>cognitive development</kwd>
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