Intercultural competence of a specialist in international economics: the parameter of the diplomatic ability

Abstract

The article highlights some aspects of the problem related to the training of competitive specialists in international economics. The comprehension of the bachelors’ social diplomatic ability (of those who major in Economics) has been proved to be rightful, the designated ability being the main indicator of their resultative professional training (proficiency). The resources of the educational process at a higher educational establishment as a main factor of the specialist’s personality-oriented and professional development, which has a significant image characteristic (that is the diplomatic ability), have been detailed. A productive professional training of a specialist in international economics proved to be opportune, which determines the increased interest of researchers to the resources of the educational process at higher educational establishments where the main stage of becoming a competitive specialist is actualized. In spite of the acquired by researchers theoretical and practical results that might contribute to the deepening of scientific ideas about the constructive ways and means aimed at increasing the efficiency of specialists’ professional training under conditions of modern Ukrainian higher educational establishments, the aspect of students’ professional competency (their diplomatic ability, in particular) in professionally significant situations still remains underestimated. As a result of the done analytical work based on the scientific fund on the designated problem, the issue regarding the markers of the construct «diplomatic ability» has been clarified. The comprehension of the bachelors’ social diplomatic ability has been proved to be rightful, the designated ability being the image characteristic of a competitive specialist in international economics, the indicator of his (her) intercultural competence, the parameter of a resultative professional training at the main stage of acquiring a professional identity during the period of an individual’s university training. Based on the analysis of the best European practices and some creative discoveries that the Ukrainian experience reproduces, the interactive forms of students’ learning-professional activities have been described, which demonstrates the positive dynamics of the training process aimed at the future specialists majoring in international economics. A particular attention is focused on those ones possessing a pedagogical potential in the aspect of developing students’ diplomatic ability, where professional competence and tolerance as a personal property prevail.

Keywords

• a future specialist in international economics
• intercultural competency
• diplomatic ability.