Keyword: «country studies»

Authors argue on importance of introduction of a country study component to training materials on Russian as foreign. Practical recommendations about the mechanism of selection of the training material directed not only on development of the major lexical and grammatical skills, but also on formation of a historical and cultural background which is an obligatory component of successful cross-cultural communication are made.

This work summarizes the experience of teaching the subject "Military regional studies in English" at the Petrozavodsk Presidential Cadet School in the context of multicultural education and professional orientation specifics of the educational institution.