Training of multiciltural teacher for the educational work with childrenmigrants in USA

This article is devoted to the problem of teachers’ training in USA in the context of multicultural education. This country differs from average multicultural countries in a range of peculiarities, one of which is the fact that cultural interaction was not within an individual ethnos, but within immigrants – descendants of different countries, representatives of various cultures. On the territory of the country there live national minorities and as a result of constant mass immigration new ethno-cultural groups are formed. It is recognized that problem of immigrants is really urgent in USA. The most modern response to the cultural diversity at the end of the 20th century in the USA became the policy of multiculturalism and multicultural education. The aim of the study is to reveal the peculiarities of multicultural teachers’ training for education of children-migrants in USA. Theoretical research methods have been used: analysis of scientifi c sources for the: systematisation and generalisation of available data; defi ning of the essence of basic concepts; identifi cation of the current state of the problem under consideration and possibilities for its solution. Multiculturalism is considered to be a democratic policy of solving the problem of cultural and social diversity in the society, which includes educational, linguistic, economic and social components and has specifi c mechanisms of embodiment. Educational component is represented by multicultural education. Multicultural education in the USA has a status of the state educational policy and it is set forth at the legislative level. Multicultural education is usually interpreted as that one, which facilitates the formation in a person of the readiness for activities in a modern socio-cultural environment, preservation of personal identity, aspiration for respect and understanding of other cultural communities, the ability to live in peace and harmony with representatives of various racial, ethnic, cultural, religious groups. Multicultural education provides the formation of intercultural competence and ability to intercultural communication. Multicultural education is an important part of teachers’ training in USA. Only multicultural teacher is able to work successfully with children-migrants. The goals, objectives and principles of the multicultural education have been defi ned in the light of the training of specialists in the educational institutions of the United States. It is emphasized that the main tasks of multicultural education are the formation and development of specialists’ understanding of the diversity of cultures in the world, the development of a positive attitude to cultural differences, the ability to use foreign languages as an instrument of integration into the culture of other people. The possibilities of using positive American scientifi c and practical experience in training specialists in the spirit of multiculturalism have been outlined