Diplomatic Etiquette in Professional Training of International Relations Students

Abstract

Introduction. The relevance of the research lies in the consideration of issues of diplomatic etiquette in the process of training future specialists in international relations for professional communication. Diplomatic etiquette includes aspects of future professional activity that international relations students need to know. The hypothesis of the study includes the assumption that the mastery of diplomatic etiquette contributes to the formation of professionalism of future specialists in international relations. The purpose of the study is to analyze pedagogical technologies for the formation of skills of diplomatic etiquette application by future specialists in the field of international relations in the context of professional communication. Methodology and research methods. The research applies such theoretical methods as analysis, systematization and generalization of scientific literature on the research problem. It presents an overview of the works of Russian and foreign scientists on diplomatic etiquette and professional training of international relations students. Empirical methods include pedagogical observation of students’ participation in professionally oriented events related to diplomatic etiquette. The online-survey involved 54 students of the educational program 41.03.05 “International Relations” of Ryazan State University named for S.A. Yesenin. Results. The article presents the description of pedagogical technologies for improving the knowledge of international relations students about diplomatic etiquette. It shows the analysis of students’ opinions on the importance of knowledge of diplomatic etiquette for future professional activity. The scientific novelty includes the proposed pedagogical technologies for teaching diplomatic etiquette to international relations students about such sections of diplomatic etiquette as diplomatic correspondence, rules of conduct, politically correct vocabulary, cultural differences. The analysis of the results of the online-survey shows that students understand the importance of mastering diplomatic etiquette for their future professional activities. Practical significance. The proposed pedagogical technologies on diplomatic etiquette can be further used to form the professional identity of international relations students. Conclusion and directions for further research. In the future, it is advisable to develop pedagogical technologies aimed at the formation of value orientations of specialists in international relations in the conditions of cultural transformation of the world.