No 3 (2009)

The given article presents one of the famous English essayists William Hazlitt. His stylistic achievements and variety of interests reflected in his essays could become a subject for a close reading at English classes.

The article is devoted to problems of conceptualization of grammatical facts which are reflected national world outlook of Russian bearers. In the methods of teaching Russian as a foreign it is expediently introduce the lexical versatilities of universal conceptual character. It has to assist the best students mastering and forming generalization semantics grammatical categories.

The article considers some problems of lexicon in the contemporary literary Russian language in the beginning of XX centuries and in the end of XX centuries. The article considers active processes in the Russian language (i.e. lexical archaization and lexical dearchaization).

For modern translators of scientific and technical texts the Internet technologies today are not only of a huge significance and interest but they have become more and more important for their profession. A first hand students' acquaintance with all the possibilities of using those technologies at different and verified stages of practical translator activities in this field will permit to give professional guidance to the whole educational process.

Many linguists and psychologists confirm that it is possible to define personal features on individual speech activity. The author of the article considers display of type of character in personal speech activity.

This article examines the efficiency of the portfolio technology as a means of educational monitoring and individual progress assessment (both in the matter of quality and quantity) of foreign student on the basic level of the Russian language studies. The portfolio technology provides the terms of partnership between teacher and student, which is really indispensable in the modern conditions of education. It produces an extra educational effect by developing such skills as: self-analysis, self-control and self-assessment. And it also motivates a student to reveal his (or her) creative skills, to start using earlier the language of his (or her) study in real situations of communication.

The article is devoted to research of universal values in the intercultural linguistics aspect. The language units designating subjects of culture are in the focus of the article. The author considers the previous experience of scientists and gives a more precise definition to the language units.

This paper describes one of the implementation methods of modular learning on the Faculty of Medicine. The general approach to the design of modular learning programs is provided. The «Metabolism» modular unit exemplifies teaching methodology.

Given clause is devoted to questions of training to language of a speciality: it is offered to train foreign students in a sublanguage of economy and mathematics, at the initial stage using symbols and well-known terms. In clause possible ways of the decision of a problem of optimization of training of foreign students at the initial stage are considered.

In this work the attempt is made to search for optimal methods and techniques to deal with language material in quantitatively large groups of foreign students.

This article is devoted the diagnostic of the students phonetics skills, that help students to achieve a level in Russian. Phonetics skills depend on training psychological abilities. Musical abilities have a lot of commune with phonetics skills.

Given article is devoted problems of motivation at students from distant and the near abroad for training at faculty of Russian and general educational disciplines of the Peoplesۥ Friendship University of Russia at courses «History of Russia» and «General history». The conclusion about necessity of use of motivation for its various forms becomes. The most important factors influencing increase of motivation at foreign pupils are considered.

This publication about the interrelation system of sounds and laws governing the contemporary harmony and theory of the Arabic music.