| Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 41, 2018
IIIrd International Innovative Mining Symposium
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| Article Number | 04039 | |
| Number of page(s) | 7 | |
| Section | Mining Regions’ Sustainable Development | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20184104039 | |
| Published online | 26 June 2018 | |
A Comparative Study of Approaches to Teaching French and English for Future Specialists in Mining Industry
Kemerovo State University, Institute of Philology, Foreign Languages and Mediacommunications, Department of Foreign Languages,
650000,
6 Krasnaya st.,
Kemerovo,
Russia
* Corresponding author: lalli8@mail.ru
The article highlights the specific features of the foreignlanguage instruction in the system of higher education in Russia. The principles of teaching French for future specialists in mining industry of Kuzbass in comparison with that of English in the institutions of higher education are analyzed. The focus is on the actual difference of approaches to teaching French and English at universities from the standpoint of the student/teacher ratio, basic principles of language education and its content. The variety of extracurricular activities at Kemerovo universities is described as a solution to the current problems in teaching French. The contribution of Language and Culture Centers at Kemerovo State University to training specialists for coal-mining enterprises of Kuzbass is revealed.
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2018
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