Teaching russian as a foreign language in prc: historical and cultural, methodological aspects

Abstract

Despite the long history of teaching Russian in China, a unified concept of teaching Russian as a foreign language (RFL) in China has not been developed. Methods based on the educational standards of China do not overcome cultural and linguistic barriers, do not have an objective linguistic and cultural potential. In addition, the features of the educational standard in the field of teaching Russian as a foreign language in the PRC determine the features of mastering the Russian language. The authors of the article believe that textbooks on Russian as a foreign language for the PRC should be developed jointly with Chinese colleagues for specific educational institutions, taking into account the peculiarities of the educational traditions of China and Russia, the needs of specific groups of students, and the existence of educational standards in the two countries. To identify topics, difficulties in studying Russian as a foreign language, gender, age and socio-cultural characteristics of students in the PRC, a draft questionnaire is proposed for both students and teachers. Conducted expert interviews with Russian and Chinese teachers of Russian as a foreign language made it possible to identify significant contradictions at the level of goals, objectives and teaching methods.