Adaptation of foreign pre-graduate students in the university multicultural educational environment1 [Adaptación de estudiantes extranjeros de pregrado en el entorno educativo multicultural de la universidad]

The article is devoted to the problem of cultural adaptation of foreign undergraduate students upon admission to study at master’s degree programs in Russian universities. The analysis of collected research data is performed based on the critical incident technique. The study involved conducting respondent interviews. The data obtained in the course of the study reveals the main indicators of stress, adaptation, and growth of communicative competence in various ethnic and cultural groups of respondents. © 2020, Universidad del Zulia. All rights reserved.