The World of Russian in the Vietnamese Education System: History and Modernity

   The article analyzes the role of the Russian language in Vietnam over the years.

   The main goal is to show how the Russian language has influenced the development of education in this country.

   The article discusses the role of each stage of teaching Russian to Vietnamese students in Soviet and Russian universities, from the 1920^s to the present. The enduring role of the Russian language in the development of political and social life in Vietnam is shown. The role of international cooperation between Vietnamese and Russian universities in the development of modern education is revealed: the significance of the international scientific and practical conference “Russian World of Asia”, initiated by the Department of Russian as a Foreign Language, Faculty of Philology, North-Eastern Federal University named after M.K. Ammosov, in popularizing the Russian language in the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, in particular, in Vietnam, at the site of the Hanoi University of Entrepreneurship and Technology is shown; the contribution of Vietnamese specialists to the development of the educational system and the popularization of the Russian language in Vietnam is shown. This article analyzes current challenges in teaching Russian to Vietnamese students, including native language interference, Vietnamese students’ acquisition of Russian grammar, and the development of coherent oral communication. It also examines educational and methodological literature created by national specialists in teaching Russian to Vietnamese schoolchildren and students. It also explores the role of modern digital technologies, which offer new opportunities for teaching Russian in the absence of a natural language environment. This is facilitated by the use of video materials, online platforms, electronic dictionaries, educational apps, and video conferencing, as well as by watching news, films, and podcasts on educational channels in Russian. Distance learning, participation in online lectures by Russian teachers, international seminars, and joint educational projects are becoming increasingly important.

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