PROSPECTS OF STUDY RUSSIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AT TSPU

December 26 at the conference hall of the Tomsk State Pedagogical University’s Scientific Library the V International scientific seminar "Teaching Russian as a foreign language: theory and practice" was held. The event brought together about 30 participants and more than 50 listeners, including students, undergraduates of TSPU faculty of history and philology.

This seminar is a result of many years of fruitful cooperation between the Department of language theory and methods of teaching Russian of Tomsk State Pedagogical University and "Russian-Polish Institute" Foundation (Wroclaw, Poland). However, this year two Chinese universities have joined the seminar. Mudanjiang Pedagogical University became co-organizer of the seminar, and the delegation of the Heilongjiang Linguistic University (Harbin).

There were many interesting topics covered during the seminar:

Associate Professor of Heilongjiang University held a speech about the development of dialogue between cultures in the University area and shared her experience of introduction of Chinese students to Russian culture. Study is taking place in an atmosphere of internationalization that involves a joint study of students from cultures who participate in the culinary and creative contests, competitions.

Director of TSPU Center for Russian language Innesa Igorevna Babenko told about the possibilities of distance learning of Russian as a foreign language. Remote course will be included in the system of teaching Russian as a foreign language at the preparatory department of Tomsk State Pedagogical University in the next term.

Van Sinkhu, Master, PhD student of faculty of History and Philology has prepared an emotional report in Chinese and Russian languages that was devoted to the review of linguistic jargon of Russian youth in modern media and didactic problems related to the study of the Russian language as a foreign by Chinese students.

After pleasant chatting during the coffee break workshop continued to work in the form of problem discussions. Most important was the question of how to improve the teaching of the Russian language in Russia and China. The following topics were discussed: difficulties of adaptation of foreign students in Russian universities, the similarities and differences between the Russian and Chinese systems of training, the first practical experience of undergraduates in the teaching practice, the need to thoughtful development of information technologies. It should be noted that Chinese undergraduates of TSPU have prepared 20 interesting lectures on topical issues and the seminar itself became yet another effective form of training of the future teachers of the Russian language.