Modern multilingual education in Russia (on the example of “Deutsch: die erste Zweite” project)

Abstract

The аrticle is devotеd tо thе issuе of linguistic education in Russia and in the Arkhangelsk region, in particular. The content of multilingual education is aimed at the formation of a language personality capable of successful interaction with representatives of foreign cultures. This idea corresponds to the current trends in the development of language education. The main goal of the study is to reveal the didactic potential of the "Deutsch: die erste Zweite" project in the development of multilingual education in Russia. The goal is achieved by theoretical analysis of the main educational documents, dynamics of the development of educational environment during the implementation of the project and the views of the project participants. The research results are based on the data obtained through theoretical analysis and surveys. The didactic potential of the "German-the First among second foreign languages" project is associated with the implementation of the principles of teaching German as a second foreign language. Keywordsmulticultural education, multilingualism, the project "Deutsch: die erste Zweite" ("German-the First among second foreign languages"), didactic principles of teaching a second foreign language * .