THE STUDY OF RUSSIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ETHNIC ORIENTED METHODOLOGY

The article devoted to the analysis of linguists’ positions to teaching methods oriented to ethnic peculiarities in the practice of Russian high schools. The author believes that two main different approaches have developed to this ethnomethodology. Starting from approaches to current trends in English language teaching for foreigners, the author examines the polar points of view on the practice in some Russian universities the methodology of teaching Russian language and concludes that there is a need for a more balanced approach to the methodology. There are no people living within only one state, so there is a need to create a discussion platform to discuss two different approache