PECULIARITIES OF TEACHING THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE IN U.S. UNIVERSITIES (WITH THE EXAMPLE OF SEWANEE: THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH)

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This article presents the peculiarities of teaching Russian as a foreign language of students at Sewanee: The University of the South (USA). The American system of pedagogical education of foreign language, with its high mobilization potential from the position of participant in the educational process, is analyzed. Description of the main trends of the higher education system of the United States, making it highly competitive in the global educational space, is given. It is stated that recently the importance of studying foreign languages in the country has significantly increased; some of the most popular foreign languages are listed. Russian as a foreign language is one of the top seven languages studied in American universities. An attempt to justify the reasons why American students prefer to study Russian language is made. The overview of educational programs in the field of training and possibilities of exchange programs for students in the target language country are presented. The basic methods and techniques of language teaching, as well as additional activities in the framework of a club of Russian language, which increase the motivation and quality of student learning, are described. In the conclusion, the authors highlight that the process of modernization of vocational language education in the U.S. is through their variability and pluralism.

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Kathryn Willgus

Sewanee: The University of the South

Email: willgkl0@sewanee.edu
Assistant teacher of English, Sewanee: The University of the South, C’16. Fulbright U.S. Student Award, 2016-2017 (Sewanee, USA) 735 University Avenue, Sewanee, Tenn. 37383, USA

Valentina N Kartashova

Yelets State Ivan Bunin University

Email: kartashova_vn@mail.ru
Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Full Professor, Head of Institute of Philology Yelets State Ivan Bunin University (Yelets, Russia) Kommunarov str., 28, Yelets, Russia, 399770

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