Trends in the Development of the Methodology of Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language in China
The purpose of this article is to identify trends that determine the state of the methodology of teaching Russian as a foreign language in China at different stages of its development. In connection with the goal, the author set the following objectives: - to study the theoretical base devoted to the researched subjects; - to trace and analyze the trends in the teaching of the Russian language in China during the development of the methodology; - to identify the prospects for the development of this direction. Analysis was chosen as a method of investigation. Based on the analysis, prospects for further development of Russian studies in China have been determined in the context of expanding and deepening economic, political, cultural and educational cooperation between the two countries. A number of unresolved issues have been identified, especially those related to teaching Russian for special purposes in Chinese universities.