Teaching Russian Culture via English: Implications, Objectives and Challenges
- Authors: Lebedeva I.L.1
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Affiliations:
- M. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)
- Issue: Vol 17, No 4 (2020)
- Pages: 535-541
- Section: ARSENAL
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2618-897X/article/view/326658
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.22363/2618-897X-2020-17-4-535-541
- ID: 326658
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Abstract
The article focuses on the issues related to the specifics of teaching the Russian Culture via English course introduced as a part of Masters in Linguistics degree program at the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies of Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) in 2016. The need for the course stems from the fact that the era of pluricentric English calls for a new type of globally competent and competitive Russian linguists, teachers, and teacher trainers of English able to express their national identity as well as to transmit, promote, and teach national culture through English functioning as a lingua franca, specifically, through the national variety of English, that is Russian English. The course aims at fostering students’ national self-awareness and enhancing their ability to reflect upon their own culture, culture of others as well as culture in general. The article also tackles such aspects as the course syllabus and objectives, its teaching techniques, and materials, as well as challenges that students might face.
About the authors
Irina L. Lebedeva
M. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)
Email: lebedevamsu@yandex.ru
PhD., Associate Professor for the Department of Foreign Languages and Area Studies 1 Leninskie Gory, bldg. 13-14, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
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