World literature as a multicultural component of the educational process

Abstract

The article deals with the importance of the component of foreign literature as a source of spiritual and social progress of the young generation of Ukrainians. It is emphasized that young people, while living in a globalized world, must adequately respond to the problems and challenges of today. It is stated that foreign literature teaches to formulate their thoughts correctly, to be able to perceive the beauty of the surrounding world, to contribute to a better understanding of other people, their experiences, aspirations, feelings and hopes. Emphasis is placed on the determination that multiculturalism is one of the tendencies of the world educational reform process. Separately, the reform of the educational process in Ukraine is aimed at cultural-centricity, which foresees new approaches to the preparation of student youth at universities for life in modern society. The article substantiates that multicultural education should be carried out on the basis of the following approaches: personality-oriented, cultural, comparative and systematic.