Motivation for learning Russian language in the Slavic countries of the European Union
In the new socio-political conditions in which Russian is studied as a second foreign language, in a situation of competition with other languages, its status, goals, content have changed, new motives for studying have appeared, which became the subject of analysis in this article. Based on the methods of statistical analysis, analysis of educational literature, surveys of schoolchildren and teachers, the author analyzes the motivation of students when choosing Russian as a second foreign language. The result of the study is to identify the specifics of the Russian language in this status, the degree of demand in school practice, the motives for studying it in school, and based on this, make recommendations for organizing the learning process of the Russian language in the Slavic countries, which can provide a steady interest in the Russian language. Practical significance is ensured by the possibility of taking into account research in the practice of teaching Russian in Slavic schools, when writing textbooks for students studying Russian as a second foreign language.