Keyword: «foreign-speaking person»

THE PROBLEM OF DISTINGUISHING THE CONCEPTS OF “FOREIGN LANGUAGE” AND “BILINGUAL” IN MODERN TEACHING METHODS OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE IN A MULTIETHNIC SCHOOL

Authors:

E. Dmitrieva,

E. Ivanova

The article is devoted to the problem of distinguishing between the concepts of "foreigner" and "bilingual" in the context of the current multi-ethnic situation in educational institutions of the Russian Federation. Based on the analysis of scientific literature, the article systematizes approaches to defining these concepts and their differentiation. The article describes the characteristics of foreign and bilingual students, taking into account their level of Russian language proficiency and their communicative competence.

Keywords: communicative competence, bilingual person, bilingual, foreigner, foreign-speaking person, language proficiency level