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On June 10, Lilia Balasanyan, Associate Professor of the ASPU Chair of Russian Language and its Teaching Methods, Candidate of Science in Pedagogy, participated in the "Golden Lecture" international educational online project implemented with the support of the Russian House in Yerevan.
Speaking about the history of Russian language teaching in Armenian schools she said that the first stage of the history of Russian teaching is connected with the enlightenment activity of the Armenian Diaspora in Russia in the 18th and 19th centuries.
During the lecture, Lilia Balasanyan presented the works of a number of authors, who at different time periods empathized that for Armenian and Russian people it is important to know each other’s language.
The ASPU associate professor stressed that Khachatur Abovian, the great Armenian enlightener and father of modern Armenian literature and language, also contributed to the development of the methodology of Russian language teaching in Armenian schools at the beginning of the 19th century.
"The analysis of Russian language textbooks intended for Armenian pupils shows that they reflect the main directions of Russian and European methodology of language teaching in national schools," said Lilia Balasanyan.
The latter added that in the 20th century not only Russian language textbooks but also serious scientific papers dedicated to methodology were published in Armenia.
Lilia Balasanyan particularly singled out new generation textbooks developed by Armenian methodologists for the national school in the 70-80s under the leadership of ASPU Professor Bela Yesajanyan.
"Several generations [in Armenia] have been educated by the textbooks authored by the first Doctor in Russian Language, Professor Bela Yesajanyan- more than 30 textbooks, 315 scientific papers and 6 monographs. The textbooks and methodological theories she created were based on comparative typological analysis, as well as on the methods developed earlier," the speaker added.
Summing up her speech, Lilia Balasanyan quoted famous scientist Pasov, stressing that only when everyone understands the role of a pedagogue in society will the usefulness and importance of the methods of teaching Russian language be deeply perceived. "Bela Yesajanyan emphasized participation of teachers in the creation of textbooks," Associate Professor Balasanyan said at the end of his lecture.
Mariam Ispiryan, ASPU Vice-Rector for Educational and Academic Affairs, thanked Moscow State Pedagogical University (MGPU) in the person of Rector Alexey Lubkov and Vice-Rector Eduard Nikitin, as well as all the partners who have contributed to the project implementation.
She stressed the importance of methods of teaching Russian as a foreign language and the lecture by Associate Professor Lilia Balasanyan, President of the Armenian Association of Russian Language and Literature Teachers, dedicated to prominent Armenian scholars who have made great contributions to the methodology of teaching Russian.
During the lecture, the associate professor presented the innovative technologies and teaching materials of Russian language teaching, which are currently used in many educational institutions of the Republic of Armenia," said the ASPU vice-rector.
