Evaluating the impact of short-term Russian language and culture programmes on adult learners
The dissemination of the Russian language and culture is a key objective of Russian education within the framework of the state soft power mechanism. The purpose of the article is to analyse the implementation of short-term programmes on the Russian language and culture at Northern (Arctic) Federal...
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| Format: | Article | 
| Language: | English | 
| Published: | Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
    
        2024-12-01 | 
| Series: | Training, Language and Culture | 
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| Online Access: | https://rudn.tlcjournal.org/archive/8(4)/8(4)-06.pdf | 
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| Summary: | The dissemination of the Russian language and culture is a key objective of Russian education within the framework of the state soft power mechanism. The purpose of the article is to analyse the implementation of short-term programmes on the Russian language and culture at Northern (Arctic) Federal University. Short-term language programmes provide adult learners with an opportunity to gain knowledge of the Russian language and culture. The study showcases the theoretical and methodological framework for teaching Russian as a foreign language the context of promoting Russian education abroad. The research focuses on examining significant issues related to teaching the Russian language and culture to foreign citizens in the present-day socio-political context. The changes that have occurred in the process of implementing programmes for teaching Russian to foreign citizens from 2020 to 2024 are outlined. The research offers a case study of the Russian language and culture programmes and the statistical data for the 2020-2024 period. Participants’ survey data are analysed. The study contributes to the development of modern approaches to teaching Russian as a foreign language in the framework of international education initiatives. The results of the analysis can be used to adapt existing approaches to the internationalisation of education and to develop a strategy for recruiting foreign students for professional education programmes at Russian universities. | 
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| ISSN: | 2520-2073 2521-442X | 
 
       