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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Russian Language Studies</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Russian Language Studies</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Русистика</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2618-8163</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2618-8171</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">23821</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2618-8163-2020-18-2-152-163</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Russian Language in the World</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Русский язык в мировом пространстве</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Empirical analysis of challenges in learning the Russian language in the University of Nigeria</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Общий анализ объективных проблем обучения русскому языку в Университете Нигерии</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Okoedion</surname><given-names>Eseohe Glory</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Окоедион</surname><given-names>Эзеохе Глори</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Ph.D. Student, Department of Foreign Languages and Literary Studies, Faculty of Arts</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>аспирант кафедры иностранных языков и литературоведения факультета искусств</p></bio><email>glory.okoedion@unn.edu.ng</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Okolie</surname><given-names>Ugo Chuks</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Околье</surname><given-names>Уго Чукс</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Ph.D. Student, Department of Political Science</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>аспирант факультета политических наук</p></bio><email>ugookolie3@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">University of Nigeria, Nsukka</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Университет Нигерии, Нсукка</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Delta State University, Abraka</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Университет штата Дельта, Абрака</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2020-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2020</year></pub-date><volume>18</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">VOL 18, NO2 (2020)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ТОМ 18, №2 (2020)</issue-title><fpage>152</fpage><lpage>163</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2020-05-28"><day>28</day><month>05</month><year>2020</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2020, Okoedion E.G., Okolie U.C.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2020, Окоедион Э.Г., Околье У.Ч.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2020</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Okoedion E.G., Okolie U.C.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Окоедион Э.Г., Околье У.Ч.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/russian-language-studies/article/view/23821">https://journals.rudn.ru/russian-language-studies/article/view/23821</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Learning a new language comes with its own set of challenges, even the brigh-test students can find the new language to be difficult to understand. Looking at the progress already made in the field of studying Russian in Nigeria in the last fifty-nine years, the language presents some noticeable challenges. This paper is aimed at examining the difficulties of learning the Russian language in the University of Nigeria. A descriptive method was used, and the data were collected as a result of the survey of 36 students studying Russian. The findings revealed that different social and economic factors affect Russian language learning in Nigeria. Also, there was no significant difference in the answers of male and female students about the difficulties in learning the Russian language in Nigeria. Based on the findings of this study, it was concluded that different factors (especially level of education, parents’ occupation and level of income) are among the major difficulties of learning Russian in Nigerian universities. Thus, the study recommends that Nigeria government should encourage the respective universities to teach Russian with better funding and sponsorship of some programs, such as conferences and seminars. </p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Изучение нового языка связано с определенными трудностями, даже самые способные ученики находят новый язык сложным и трудным для понимания. Несмотря на прогресс, уже достигнутый в области обучения за последние пятьдесят девять лет, русский язык в Нигерии сталкивается с некоторыми значительными проблемами. Это и обусловило цель данной работы - исследование проблем обучения русскому языку в университетах Нигерии. Использовался описательный метод, данные, полученные посредством опроса 36 студентов, изучающих русский язык, были проанализированы и выражены в процентном соотношении. По результатам исследования не было обнаружено значительной разницы в средней оценке студентов мужского и женского пола предполагаемых сложностей изучения русского языка в Нигерии. Сделан вывод о том, что одними из основных, влияющих на обучение русскому языку в нигерийских университетах, являются институциональные, студенческие и семейные социально-экономические факторы (особенно уровень образования, профессиональный статус и уровень доходов родителей). Таким образом, исследование рекомендует правительству Нигерии, среди прочего, поощрять соответствующие университеты за счет лучшего финансирования и спонсорства некоторых программ, связанных с преподаванием и изучением русского языка, проведением конференций и семинаров.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>the Russian language</kwd><kwd>difficulties of learning</kwd><kwd>university</kwd><kwd>Nigeria</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>русский язык</kwd><kwd>трудности обучения</kwd><kwd>университет</kwd><kwd>Нигерия</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Akporherhe, F. (2002). The challenges of English and other foreign languages on Nigerian culture. Journal of Nigerian Languages and Cultures, 3, 29-33.</mixed-citation></ref><ref id="B2"><label>2.</label><mixed-citation>Chukwube, C. (2010). Four decades of teaching Russian language in Nigeria: Setbacks and prospects. 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