Russian Language StudiesRussian Language Studies2618-81632618-8171Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba2049910.22363/2618-8163-2019-17-1-90-102Research ArticleModern Russian textbooks for schools in Czech Republic: advantages and disadvantagesRozboudovaLenka<p>Assistant Professor, Head of the Department of Russian and Language Teaching Methodology, Faculty of Education, Charles University</p>lenka.rozboudova@pedf.cuni.czKonecnyJakub<p>Assistant Professor, Head of the Department of Russian and Language Teaching Methodology, Faculty of Education, Charles University</p>jakub.konecny@pedf.cuni.czMarkovaElena M<p>DrSc, Profesor, Head of the Department of Russian as a Foreign Language of Kosygin State University of Russian</p>Elena-m-m@mail.ruCharles UniversityThe Kosygin State University of Russia151220191719010208022019Copyright © 2018, Rozboudova L., Konecny J., Markova E.M.2018<p>The article analyses the current state of the Russian language teaching materials in the Czech secondary and high school. The Russian language is taught at Czech schools as the second and third foreign language. This naturally influences aims, contents and methodological concept of study packs used in the foreign language teaching. The authors point out the requirements for modern Russian language school textbooks, fundamental criteria for assessing them, the particularities of learning Russian in a closely-related language environment. Among the so-called coursebooks of a new type the authors determine electronic and interactive versions of textbooks which started to appear in classrooms recently. However, not all of them meet modern requirements. The article analyses the study packs used in Czech Republic in order to reveal their advantages and disadvantages. The conclusions are proved by the results of the survey carried out among Russian language teachers at Czech schools.</p>Russian as a foreign languagestudy packclosely-related language environmentrequirementsassessment criteriaрусский язык как иностранныйучебно-методический комплексблизкородственная языковая средатребованияпринципы построениякритерии оценки[Educational Standards for Lower Secondary Schools. Russian Language. (2013). Prague: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Publ. (In Czech)][Educational Framework for Primary and Lower Secondary Schools (in text: RVP ZV). (2017). Prague: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Publ. (In Czech)][Educational Framework for Grammar Schools (in text: RVP G). (2007). Prague: Research Institute of Education Publ. (In Czech)][Jelinek, S. et al. (1996–1999). Raduga 1—3. Pilsen: Fraus Publ. (In Czech)][Jelinek, S. et al. (2007–2011). Raduga po-novomu 1—5. Pilsen: Fraus Publ. (In Czech)][Neuner, G. (1995). Course books. In K.-R. Brausch, H. Christ, & H.-J. Krumm (eds.) Handbook for Foreign Language Teaching. Tuebingen, Basel: Francke Publ. (In Germ.)][Obshcheevropeiskie kompetentsii vladeniya inostrannym yazykom: izuchenie, prepodavanie, otsenka (russkaya versiya) [Common European competences of foreign language proficiency: study, teaching, assessment (Russian version)]. (2003). Moscow: MGLU Publ. (In Russ.)][Orlova, N. et al. (2010–2012). Klass! 1—3. Prague: Klett Publ. (In Czech)][Orlova, N. et al (2015–2016). Klassnye druzya! 1—3. Prague: Klett Publ. (In Czech)][Rozboudova, L., & Konecny, J. (2017). Choosing a textbook set as one of the problems of the contemporary Russian didactics. XLinguae. Retrieved July 31 2018 from: http://xlinguae.eu/2017_10_01_08.html][Zhofkova, H. et al. (2009). Poekhali! — Rykhly start. Uvaly: Albra Publ. (In Czech)][Zhofkova, H. et al. (2002–2011). Poekhali! 1—6. Uvaly: Albra Publ. (In Czech)]