Traditions and Innovations: English Language Teaching in Russia

Autor/in	Ter-Minasova, Svetlana G.
Titel	Traditions and Innovations: English Language Teaching in Russia
Quelle	In: World Englishes, 24 (2005) 4, S.445-454 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0883-2919
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Teacher Orientation; Lexicology; Lexicography; Nonverbal Communication; Language Teachers; Cultural Awareness; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Educational Technology; Russia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Teacher; Teachers; Orientation; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Orientierung; Lexikologie; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Unterrichtsmedien; Russland
Abstract	The English language in Russia: a brief survey. It includes a historical perspective, the traditions of the past and the new challenges of the present-day situation. The history is simple: it is based on a deep love of foreign languages in general and English in particular. Love against all odds, for better, for worse, for richer and for poorer. The traditions of English language learning and teaching (ELLT) are: (1) depth, thoroughness, perfectionism; (2) teacher orientation determined by mass production; (3) a solid theoretical basis; a firm belief that theoretical studies of English will solve ELLT problems; special achievements of Soviet and Russian linguistics in the branches dealing with the concept of the meaning of words: lexicology, lexicography, phraseology, collocation. The present-day novelties and problems are: (1) an ever-increasing urge for English learning--the demand far exceeds the supply; (2) English has become an actual means of communication; (3) a burst of interest in cultural studies caused by "a discovery" that actual communication is impossible without the background cultural knowledge; (4) a change in EL learners and teachers; (5) problems of ELLT materials; (6) an intense interest in nonverbal communication; (7) the advance of new technologies. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10