Svetlana Ribkina

The article is devoted to identification of the main types of cross-lingual semantic correlations of Germanic origin in the field of the basic lexis of two closely related languages – German and English. The topicality of addressing the field of contrastive linguistic research is associated with rise of their practical importance in connection with the situation of polyglossy in the modern scientific and educational environment. There is also a need to cumulate cognitive linguistic experience in the study of several languages, which implies taking into account their internal and cross-system connections.

The article is aimed to consider possibilities of forming and expanding the corpus of linguistic and sociocultural correlations based on a comparison of Russian, German and English languages in order to create textbooks on multilingual education in non-linguistic universities. The author focuses on the possibility of improving the methodology of teaching foreign languages in Russia through comparison with the native language and culture.

The article is devoted to one of the modern methodological concepts using experience– the concept of multilingual education – in a non-linguistic university. The main areas and aspects of its implementation are described in the article. They are running informational events and scientific research, publishing scientific articles and teaching aids, improving qualifications of teachers, coordinating curricula, applying for financial support and international collaboration.