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New Ideas In Teaching Practice Of Russian As A Foreign Language

Polylinguality and Transcultural Practices, 2013
The article focuses on new ideas in RFL teaching practice which are taken into consideration in the textbooks of new generation as well as in the manuals, programes, tests, multimedia that have been published in the Center for International Education of ...
V A Stepanenko, M M Nahabina, I V Kurlova   +2 more
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Assessing Digital Interactional Competence for Second‐Language and First‐Language Chinese Speakers: Effects of Proficiency, Mode, and Setting

Language Learning, EarlyView.
Abstract Measurement of interactional competence (IC) has attracted increasing interest in language assessment research. One key question is whether proficiency sufficiently accounts for IC, making separate IC assessment unnecessary. This study examines the IC–proficiency relationship using a test that assesses Chinese speakers’ ability to manage ...
David Wei Dai, Carsten Roever
wiley   +1 more source

A Mixed‐Method Study on Gender and Intrahousehold Differences in Food Consumption From Khatlon Province, Tajikistan

Maternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tajikistan faces significant food insecurity and multiple forms of malnutrition in its population, with women particularly at risk. Social norms related to gender and intrahousehold hierarchy are pervasive. Yet, how gender impacts dietary intake in Tajikistan remains to be studied.
Sarah M. L. Pechtl, Mohru Mardonova, Tanzila Ergasheva, Isabel B. Lambrecht   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Are “Financial Balances” Financed? Wicksell, (Keynes) and the US Mainstream Don't Fit Today's Institutions; Kalecki, Triffin, and Minsky Got it Right

Metroeconomica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The paper examines the financial balances of the US economy. Government is the main borrower and households and the foreign sector the main lenders. Business net lending is minimal. The balances and their underlying transactions contradict the loanable funds theory and its “global savings glut” variation.
Michalis Nikiforos, Lance Taylor
wiley   +1 more source

Intersubject coordination as a basis for designing of the process of foreign students' professional education

Polylinguality and Transcultural Practices, 2010
The article deals with the problems of of foreign students, teaching Russian as a Language for Special (Professional) Purposes. The importance of cooperation of teachers of Russian as a Foreign Language and professors teaching special disciplines is ...
Z I Essina
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Federalism in Post‐Assad Syria: Toward Durable Peace in a Pluralist Society

Middle East Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Syria's civil war has left behind a fractured state. While the new president, Ahmed al‐Sharaa, seeks to unify the country and restore centralized governance, this appears unworkable. Instead, this article contends, asymmetrical federalism offers a pathway toward stability.
Dilan Okcuoglu
wiley   +1 more source

Psychological and linguistic features of the Russian language acquisition by international students

RUDN Journal of Psychology and Pedagogics, 2015
The paper presents the results of a full-scale interview with Russian language teachers that teach Russian as a foreign language at the preparatory departments at multinational universities.
I A Novikova, A L Novikov, M A Rybakov
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Literary text in teaching Russian as a foreign language

, 2018
The article considers the content and methods of teaching Russian as a foreign language on the material of literary text. The proposed approach (topical issues, system of exercises, visualization) ensures formation of necessary skills in text analysis and interpretation.
Romanov, Yu., Gaivoronska, V. V.
openaire   +1 more source

Iran's Forward Defense in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Middle East Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines Iran's security and defense initiatives in sub‐Saharan Africa between 1990 and 2024 and how they reflect the extraterritorial application of the regime's forward defense doctrine. In response to the long‐term erosion of its homeland defense capabilities since the Iran‐Iraq War of the 1980s—driven by infrastructure ...
Ariel Limanya Limbu, Ronen A. Cohen
wiley   +1 more source

Developing L2 semantic knowledge of English modality through concept‐based language instruction: Do cognitive linguistics materials have an advantage?

The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates the pedagogical impact of integrating cognitive linguistics (CL) into concept‐based language instruction (C‐BLI) for teaching English modal verbs. Eighty‐nine Mandarin‐speaking university learners were assigned to one of three instructional conditions: C‐BLI with CL‐based conceptualizations (C‐BLI‐CL), C‐BLI with non‐CL
Helen Zhao, James P. Lantolf
wiley   +1 more source