Polylinguality and Transcultural PracticesPolylinguality and Transcultural PracticesПолилингвиальность и транскультурные практики2618-897X2618-8988Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)2102EDITORIALРедакционная статьяResearch ArticleRaising the level of mastery of a foreign language in the process of experiential learningПовышение уровня овладения иностранным языком в процессе эмпирического обученияBrawnN AntonyБраунН ЭнтониDepartment of German and Slavic languagesКафедра немецкого и славянских языковtony_brown@byu.eduBrigham Young UniversityУниверситет Бригама Янга150420134NO4 (2013)№4 (2013)9910805092016Copyright ©; 2013, Brawn N.A.Copyright ©; 2013, Браун Н.Э.2013Brawn N.A.Браун Н.Э.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/polylinguality/article/view/2102The article is devoted to experiential learning foreign languages, including Russian. The concept of a practical education is analyzed, the types of usability of different entities: the vocational and higher education are described. It is concluded that the professional development of promising compounds in the target language and formal language learning.Статья посвящена вопросам эмпирического обучения иностранным языкам, в частности русскому. Рассматривается понятие практичности образования, описываются типы практичности: профессионально-технического и высшего образования. Делается вывод о перспективности соединения профессионального развития в изучаемом языке и формального обучения языку.experiential learningpractical educationthe level of mastering a foreign languagepreparation for professional workэмпирическое обучениепрактичность образованияуровень овладения иностранным языкомподготовка к профессиональной деятельности1.Brodhead R.H. (19 March 2012). Brodhead: Advocating for the Humanities. — URL: today.duke.edu/2012/03/humanitiestalk2.Carlson S. (22 April 2013). How to Assess the Real Payoff of a College Degree. The Chronicle of Higher Education. — URL: http://chronicle.com/article/Is-ROI-the-Right-Way-to-Judge/ 138665/3.Davidson D.E. (October, 2002). When just being there is not enough. Paper presented at the UW-Madison Global Forum Symposium on Language Gain and Study Abroad, Madison, WI.4.Guillen M.F. (27 July 2009). The Real Reasons to Support Language Study. The Chronicle of Higher Education. — URL: http://chronicle.com/article/The-Real-Reasons-to-Support/ 47450/5.Harpham G.G. (20 March 2009). The Humanities’ Value. The Chronicle of Higher Education. — URL: http://chronicle.com/article/The-Humanities-Value/349626.Ranadive V. (6 September 2013). A Liberal Arts Degree Is More Valuable Than Learning Any Trade. Huff Post. — URL: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vivek-ranadive/a-liberal-arts-degree-is-_b_3462005.html7.Skorton D. and Altschuler G. (29 October 2012). Does Your Major Matter? Forbes. — URL: http://www.forbes.com/sites/collegeprose/2012/10/29/does-your-major-matter/8.Simon C.C. (30 January 2013). The World Is Their Workplace. NYTimes.com. — URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/education/edlife/the-world-is-their-workplace.html?_r=0