Many graduates of language universities try themselves as teachers of their native language. Russian as a foreign language is of interest to those who need it for successful professional activities, as well as those who are fascinated by the unique culture and dream of visiting Russia. Therefore, many graduates of the Faculty of Translation try their hand at teaching foreigners the wisdom of the great and mighty.
Technological progress and translation diploma: is it enough for teaching Russian as a foreign language?
The Internet opens up many opportunities in this regard. Availability of information in the target language, platforms for learning almost any language, communication with foreigners via Skype - all this could only be dreamed of twenty years ago. But learning a foreign language even at a level close to a native speaker is not enough to teach Russian as a foreign language. Speci alties of a translator and a teacher are not the only condition for this.
Insidious questions of Russian grammar
The fact is that native speakers of a language, and especially such a multifaceted one as Russian, use it at ninety-ninepercent of cases unconsciously. Teaching Russian as a foreign language is more difficult than it seems at first. What rules govern the use of one or another grammatical form, lexical unit, punctuation mark - a Russian person not only does not think about all this, but in most cases he will not explain. “Why is the window big and the sky blue, because both of these words are neuter?” - a foreigner will ask with surprise. What to answer him and how to find himself in this situation? Only a thorough knowledge of the rules can help, and set out in such a way that it is understandable to both the Englishman and the Malaysian.
And such questions will arise in every lesson more than once. Russian as a foreign language is a discipline requiring separate study.
Unexpected problems for those interested in Russian
In fact, many foreigners face difficulties in finding a qualified teacher of Russian as a foreign language. Once they start learning with a native Russian speaker, they will soon discover that being fluent in Russian from birth does not guarantee clear lessons with logical explanations of the rules.
Therefore, all that can be recommended to students of foreign languages or just those who have taken up teaching is the study of Russian as a foreign language. In fact, becoming a teacher of Russian for foreigners, a person rediscovers the rules and patterns of his native language.
