Polylinguality and Transcultural PracticesPolylinguality and Transcultural Practices2618-897X2618-8988Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)2161The formation and development of intellectual potential of international students in their learning of chemistry in russian at the preparatory facultySarichevaE AКафедра химии и биологии; Российский университет дружбы народов; Peoples' Friendship University of Russiav.yakushev@rudn.ruYakushevV VКафедра химии и биологии; Российский университет дружбы народов; Peoples' Friendship University of Russiav.yakushev@rudn.ruPeoples' Friendship University of Russia15032012318118505092016Copyright © 2012, Saricheva E.A., Yakushev V.V.2012The article discusses the need for the formation of the intellectual potential of international students at the preparatory faculties of Russian universities. The ways of development of cognitive abilities of students are presented with an example of chemistry subject of the Faculty of the Russian language and basic disciplines of the Russian peoples' friendship university.Russian as a foreign languageteaching of foreign studentschemistrycognitive abilitiesрусский язык как иностранныйподготовка иностранных студентовхимияпознавательные способности