TO THE QUESTION OF TERM "INTEGRATION" IN THE SYSTEM OF TEACHING RUSSIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
The article analyzes the meaning of the concept of "integration", one of the most perspective method of modern education; the problem of correlation of the concepts of "integration", "pedagogical integration", "convergence" and "interdisciplinary connections" is discussed. Special attention is paid to the concept of "integrative approach". The article describes the historical background of the integrative approach in the pedagogical system of foreign language teaching and modern trends in teaching of Russian as a foreign language. Integrated lessons are considered to be perspective.The importance of having integrated lessons and courses of the Russian language for foreign students is approved.