Abstract
The Far Eastern Federal District of Russia, including the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), is located in close proximity to the Asia-Pacific region, which explains the demand in specialists who know oriental languages. One of the oriental languages (Japanese, Chinese or Korean) is studied at the head university of the republic, and English is the language of business communication. In secondary educational institutions of Yakutia, English is the first foreign language, and students study it as a second foreign language in the university. The goal of this study is to identify the main difficulties of learning English as a second foreign language by bilingual students studying the oriental language (Japanese, Chinese or Korean) as their major. The study analyzed domestic and foreign literature, professional educational programs of the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk, characteristics of students from the indigenous population of Yakutia. It was substantiated that the more difficulties in mastering the subject, the stricter the requirements for mastering the educational material.
Highlights
In modern Russian society and the higher education system of the Russian Federation, interest in the course "Foreign Language" has increased due to the changes in the world community and the social life of the country
The Russian Federation has undertaken a number of obligations to reform the education system [2, 3]
The Far Eastern Federal District, including the Republic of Sakha, is located near the Asia-Pacific region, which explains the demand for specialists speaking oriental languages
Summary
In modern Russian society and the higher education system of the Russian Federation, interest in the course "Foreign Language" has increased due to the changes in the world community and the social life of the country. The process of modernizing the Russian education system following the European standards began with the Bologna Declaration signed by Russia in September 2003. A number of legislative measures in the field of education have been accepted in Russia. The federal law "On Education in the Russian Federation" (December 2012) specifies the requirements for foreign language training of future specialists. According to the section "Basic principles of state policy and legal regulation of relations in the field of education", higher professional educational institutions must create conditions for the student to master foreign languages (Article 3, paragraph 5) in order to combine the education systems of the Russian Federation with the education systems of foreign countries. The law addresses the issues of free integration into a multicultural space and free access to various resources of European countries for the professional development of the individual and the provision of highly qualified specialists [4]
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