A unified approach to language subjects in the context of primary foreign language education
This article deals with the unified approach to language cycle subjects in line with the concept of primary foreign language education. The problem of culturally-based foreign language acquisition in primary schools is specially noted. The author emphasizes that learning native and foreign languages should be implemented in the framework of a unified approach in primary language education, defining a common strategy, according to which the acquisition of foreign language and foreign culture is based on native language and culture. The subject of this article is the analysis of the cultural material in the educational-methodical complex of the Russian language „School of Russia" on the basis of which it is declared that the formation of the cultural abilities of children requires support for native language and native culture. Multiculturalism of the content of the textbooks „School of Russia" is shown as a result of the analysis. Multiculturalism is provided in each of the subject line („ABC", „Russian language", „Literature) and reflects the diversity and unity of national cultures of the peoples of Russia, promoting the development of the young learners'' abilities to intercultural communication. The educational-methodical complex of the Russian language „School of Russia" is filled with cultural material, taking into account age peculiarities of younger learners. The leading idea of this course is the study of the native Russian language through the prism of its spiritual, cultural and historical values. It is noted that the subject „Russian language" has a great cultural potential, which should be taken into account in leaning foreign languages at young school age