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Conference of Russian as foreign language teachers takes place in Athens

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Conference of Russian as foreign language teachers takes place in Athens


27.05.2019

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Scientists, rectors, university professors and publishers of specialized journals from Russia, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Macedonia and other countries are discussing new methods of teaching Russian as a foreign language and working with bilinguals at an international scientific and practical conference in Athens May 27 – 29.

The event was included in the program of the Cross Year of Language and Literature of Russia and Greece, the National Parent Association for Social Support of the Family and Protection of Family Values ​​(NPA), which organized the conference, told Russkiy Mir.

More than a hundred leaders and employees of schools, language clubs, centers and other organizations working in bilingual countries in Europe and teaching Russian as a foreign language became participants of the meeting. The scientific meeting is held at the Russian Center for Science and Culture in Athens.

According to the organizers, the purpose of the conference is the exchange of experience and methodologies for the most effective work with bilinguals. The current situation and the development of the European bilingual education are also to be discussed. Online seminars are scheduled during the conference.

Greece regularly hosts conferences and seminars on bilingualism. Note that a scientific workshop was being held in Athens in early 2019. The teacher of the Moscow State Pedagogical University Elena Khamraeva told the teachers of the Russian language from different cities of Greece about the modern trends and directions in the study of the Russian language.

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