Organizational and pedagogical conditions for global citizenship education in the process foreign language teaching of bachelors in humanities

Since the launch of the UN Secretary-General’s Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) in 2012 global citizenship education including the formation of the younger generation’s readiness to live in a “universal world” has been one of the modern education priorities. Having analyzed scientific research in the field of global citizenship, the international experience of global citizenship education, as well as the current situation in the world, we substantiate the need for the global citizenship formation among university students. We define the organizational and pedagogical conditions for the global citizenship education of bachelors of humanities in the foreign language education process. We believe that for the successful implementation of this goal, the teacher must be aware of the need for global citizenship education, possess knowledge related to the phenomenon of global citizenship, which will allow him/her to effectively manage the learning process and interact with students. It is also very important to create the environment that provides an atmosphere of cooperation, active behavior, and broad scope for initiative, where intersubjective relationships based on mutual respect, mutual trust, and acceptance of each other as values are of primary importance. We describe the experience of integrating the course “Facing Global Challenges” into the process of foreign language education. It provides an understanding of global governance structures, the Sustainable Development Goals, the importance of the connection between global, national and local systems and processes. It has been proved that systematic use of innovative teaching methods will contribute to the development of students’ global thinking, the development of skills, values and attitudes necessary for active interaction in solving global challenges to humanity.

global citizenship education, global citizen, global citizenship, global problems, sustainable development goals, foreign language education