Implementing the principles of bilingual education in the Republic of Tatarstan

Abstract

The relevance of the research topic is determined by the necessity and complexity of implementing the principles of bilingual education in certain regions of the Russian Federation. At the present stage of development, the Russian Federation adheres to the principles of multiculturalism, multilingualism, multi-ethnicity, respect for national and cultural identity. In this regard, the experience gained by the Republic of Tatarstan in the implementation of a bilingual language policy is important. The wide coverage of the audience of different age of participants in the bilingual education programme, the variety of forms and methods of its implementation provide the authors with significant material for rendering the issue and making recommendations within the framework of the research problem. In the course of the work, the authors clarified the concept – the authors analysed the definition of the concept of “bilingualism”; summarised the best practices of the Republic of Tatarstan in the implementation of the language policy in various educational institutions of the Republic and in the field of out-of-school work. They classified the forms and methods of implementing this policy through social networks within the framework of the concept of bilingual youth policy of the Republic of Tatarstan. The research materials are of interest towards specialists on this issue, and can be widely used to improve the effectiveness of the implementation of bilingual language policy in the regions of the Russian Federation and worldwide.