Small children!
No way
Don't go to Africa
Walk in Africa!
Sharks in Africa
Gorillas in Africa
In Africa, large
Angry crocodiles
They will bite you
Beat and offend -
Don't go kids
Walk in Africa.
Barmaley. K. Chukovsky
These lines were just asking for a prologue to a post about my learning at distance courses of Russian as a foreign language at Moscow State University. Only instead of children it is necessary to substitute “kind people”, and instead of crocodiles, sharks and gorillas - furious books on teaching methods.
What is it about:
Moscow State University offers distance learning courses in Russian as a foreign language. It is stated on the site that at the end of the course, you will become just a god, an almighty cool teacher of the Russian language for foreigners, and there will be no difficulties and unknown moments for you in this field of knowledge.
You are given access to the electronic library of Moscow State University, where you can download all the materials that are recommended for the successful completion of the work.
Also, at any time you can contact your coordinator, ask him questions of interest and get an answer.
What do you end up getting:
You get questions like “What is reading as a type of speech activity? What types of reading do you know? What is the purpose of teaching reading? (also about writing, listening and speaking), “What determines the selection and sequence of the arrangement of grammatical material?”, “Describe the features of monologue and dialogic speech” and other similar nonsense.
And where does the Russian language, you ask. All the months of training, the same question did not leave me!
To answer these and other no less interesting, and most importantly, useful questions in the teaching of the RUSSIAN LANGUAGE, you, as I have already said, can download at least the entire library. Just keep in mind that the books there are such that only highbrow Methodists like the ones who wrote them can wade through them and read them.
My claims:
This course did not meet my expectations at all. I specifically set aside three summer months for myself and signed up for this course (at Moscow State University, I note, not somewhere in a sharashka office, but at Moscow State University!) so that they would tell me about the RUSSIAN LANGUAGE, about its system, about how it functions.
Needless to say, I only learned about the language itself that animate and inanimate words decline differently!
I respected!
I gave 22 thousand. What did I get? – Access to a library of books that I will never read or use. And also a crust, which states that now I am a real teacher of Russian as a foreign language. Just as clumsy as these pencils
And I completely forgot to brag. In December, I took part (albeit in absentia) in the conference "Russian Heritage in the Modern World", which was held in London. I told about the group on Facebook "Methods of teaching Russian as a foreign language for everyone" https://www.facebook.com/groups/metodika.rki/ about our most interesting discussions. As a result of the conference, a collection of articles was published. I received it in the mail along with a certificate of participation.
Foundation "KNOWLEDGE-POWER" 
And it was also very pleasant to receive personal gratitude from the President of the KNOWLEDGE-POWER Foundation Evgenia Yuryevna Shchurova: 
If you're not in the group yet, be sure to join us. Let's improve our skills together :)
And taking this opportunity, I want to remind you that every month and a half we start a new group on the methodology of teaching Russian as a foreign language in training center Russian language of Moscow State University http://www.mgu-russian.com/ru/teach/courses/rki-online/ . The course is primarily aimed beginners traitors of the RKI, as well as those who wish systematize own knowledge. The course lasts 3 months. At your disposal will be an electronic library with methodological literature and textbooks for foreigners, an archive of webinars, 2 online webinars and consultations with the curator via Skype and e-mail.
The course program includes:
1. Methods of working with grammar.
2. Methods of working with vocabulary.
3. Methods of working with phonetics.
4. Methods of working with regional studies material.
5. Reading, listening, writing and speaking in Russian as a foreign language.
6. Testing system for RFL.
7. Control at RSL lessons.
8. Organization of a lesson on Russian as a foreign language.
9. Intercultural communication in the practice of teaching Russian as a foreign language.
10. Game tasks at RFL lessons.
http://www.mgu-russian.com/ru/teach/courses/rki-online/
At the end of the course, you will receive a diploma of a teacher of Russian as a foreign language: 
For an additional fee, an apostille can be affixed to the diploma. There is also an appendix in English to the diploma.
You will learn all the detailed information from the coordinator of our courses: http://mgu-russian.com/en/teach/contacts/
Sign up and feel free to ask questions :)
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Professional retraining program (500 hours)
Tuition fee: 90,000 rubles.
Terms of study:
05/27/2019-05/29/2020 (applications until 05/03/2019)
09/09/2019-09/12/2020 (applications until 08/17/2019)
Acceptance of applications for training under the program is carried out by the Education Department of the Faculty additional education [email protected]
The authors of the courses of the program are leading teachers of the State Institute of the Russian Language. A.S. Pushkin, a recognized authority in the field of studying and teaching Russian as a foreign language; creators of well-known textbooks and manuals on Russian as a foreign language. The program has been tested for many years, the course material, both in full and in compressed versions, has been repeatedly used in the course of various full-time and distance forms of advanced training and professional retraining of Russian and foreign teachers of Russian as a foreign language.
Mastering by the students of the theoretical and practical course of the methodology of teaching Russian as a foreign language and the practical use of the acquired knowledge and skills in teaching Russian as a foreign language in Russia and abroad.
Russian and foreign specialists with higher philological, pedagogical or humanitarian education are accepted for training under the program. For non-native Russian speakers, the level of language proficiency is at least C1.
1. Module "Russian language" (122 academic hours)
- Modern Russian language: propaedeutic course
- Active processes in modern Russian
- Description of Russian as a foreign language: basic course
- Level description of the language in order to teach it as a foreign language
2. Module "Methods of teaching Russian as a foreign language" (264 academic hours)
- Modern methods of teaching Russian as a foreign language
- Modern educational technologies for teaching Russian as a foreign language at the initial stage
- Phonetic-intonation aspect in teaching Russian as a foreign language
- Formation of grammatical competence in teaching Russian as a foreign language based on a communicative-activity approach
- Lexical aspect in teaching Russian as a foreign language
- Game tasks in the lesson of Russian as a foreign language
- Text and its use in practical course RCT
- Literary text as a resource for teaching verbal communication in the practical course of Russian as a foreign language
- Learning to write and written speech
- Interactive technologies for teaching Russian speech communication in Russian as a foreign language
- Interactive technologies for teaching Russian speech communication: the use of video materials in Russian as a foreign language lessons
- Interactive technologies for teaching Russian speech communication in Russian as a foreign language: using a multimedia presentation in Russian as a foreign language
- Multimedia technologies in teaching Russian as a foreign language
- Modern methods assessing the quality of student training
3. Module "Country Studies of Russia" (12 academic hours)
- The regional aspect of the content of modern teaching aids of Russian as a foreign language
4. Comprehensive final exam
5. Graduation work on the program
The development of the educational program of professional retraining involves the passage of pedagogical practice.
Pedagogical practice in the amount of 22 ac. hours must be completed remotely by studying and analyzing the practical experience accumulated by the teaching staff of the Institute, using video recordings of lessons on programs for studying Russian as a foreign language, collected in electronic library Institute.
The final exam and the defense of the final attestation work on the educational program of professional retraining is carried out at a meeting of the final attestation commission using distance learning technologies, or, at the request of the student, with his personal presence directly at the Institute.
Kulibina Natalya Vladimirovna
Doctor pedagogical sciences, professor, head of the scientific and methodological department for the Russian language of the State Institute of the Russian Language. A.S. Pushkin. Author of more than 150 works in the field of methods of teaching Russian as a foreign language. In the focus of professional interests - teaching the understanding of texts in the practical course of Russian as a foreign language, issues of organization and content of advanced training and professional retraining in the system of Russian as a foreign language.
Elkhan Heydarovich Azimov
Doctor of Pedagogy, Professor of the Department of Methods of Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language, State Institute of the Russian Language. A.S. Pushkin. Leading specialist in the field of using computer technologies in teaching foreign languages
Natalia Borisovna Bitekhtina
Senior Researcher of the Scientific and Methodological Department of the Russian Language, State Institute of the Russian Language. A.S. Pushkin, author and co-author of a number of popular textbooks and teaching aids on Russian as a foreign language and methods of teaching it
Natalia Vladimirovna Vinogradova
Senior Researcher of the Scientific and Methodological Department of the Russian Language, State Institute of the Russian Language. A.S. Pushkin
Lilia Leonidovna Vokhmina
Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Methods of Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language at the State Institute of the Russian Language. A.S. Pushkin. Author of more than 70 scientific and scientific-methodical works published in Russia and abroad
Tatyana Nikolaevna Dyachenko
Senior Lecturer, Leading Specialist of the Department of Innovative Projects in Education of the State Institute of the Russian Language. A.S. Pushkin
Valentina Nikolaevna Klimova
Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor, Deputy Head of the Scientific and Methodological Department for the Russian Language of the State Institute of the Russian Language. A.S. Pushkin
Alla Yurievna Konstantinova
PhD in Philology, Professor, Honorary Worker of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. Professor of the Department of General and Russian Linguistics, State Institute of the Russian Language. A.S. Pushkin
Tatyana Evaldovna Korepanova
PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Chief Specialist of the Center for Linguodidactics, Language Testing and Assistance to Migration Policy of the State Institute of the Russian Language named after V.I. A.S. Pushkin
Natalia Alekseevna Markina
Candidate of Philology, Associate Professor of the Department of the Russian Language as a Foreign Preparatory Faculty of the State Institute of the Russian Language. A.S. Pushkin
Elena Vladimirovna Nechaeva
Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, member of the Department of Internships for Foreign Specialists of the State Institute of the Russian Language. A.S. Pushkin. Author of more than 15 textbooks on Russian as a foreign language
Alexandra Igorevna Olkhovskaya
Candidate of Philology, Leading Researcher of the Design Research Laboratory of Innovative Means of Teaching the Russian Language, State Institute of the Russian Language named after V.I. A.S. Pushkin
Vladimir Nikolaevich Polyakov
Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Methods of Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language at the State Institute of the Russian Language. A.S. Pushkin. Over 35 years of practical experience in teaching Russian as a foreign language from beginner to advanced levels
Evgenia Gelievna Rostova
Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Leading Researcher of the Design Research Laboratory of Innovative Means of Teaching the Russian Language, State Institute of the Russian Language named after V.I. A.S. Pushkin
Natalia Vasilievna Tatarinova
Candidate of Philological Sciences, Dean of the Preparatory Faculty, Associate Professor of the Department of Methods of Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language, State Institute of the Russian Language. A.S. Pushkin
Before moving to another country, I received an additional specialty “Teacher of Russian as a Foreign Language”. After analyzing the market, I found that for me this could be a good opportunity to work not remotely, but in the host country (and here I am talking about). Of course, the most ideal option is to teach not Russian, but English - this is in great demand in almost any country in the world. But if you, like me, feel that you need a lot of time and effort for this, pay attention to Russian as a foreign language. Now I will tell my experience.
More than anything, I do not like to sit in boring lectures and study for a long time what can be learned quickly. Therefore, when I decided to study, the main criteria for choosing a place of study were:
- enough short term learning,
- a certificate of study in English, which will be quoted abroad.
First of all, I looked at what they offer in Minsk, the city where I planned to stay for another 3-4 months. But right now, training has not started anywhere, and its duration everywhere was at least 6 months.
I started looking in Moscow and found the perfect option for me. Completely distance learning with the issuance of a decent type of certificate of the Moscow State University- the one that foreigners at least know. I studied at the Russian Language Center of Moscow State University (abbreviated TsRYA MSU) - I chose this option based on appearance and text in the certificate, terms of training and cost. By the way, due to the fact that the Russian ruble fell against the dollar and the euro, in terms of these currencies, the cost of education, in my opinion, is extremely pleasant (500 dollars instead of 1000 before the collapse of the ruble).
The second option from Moscow State University is to study at the Center for International Education of Moscow State University (abbreviated as CMO MSU) - if you pay about twice as much, then there is also the opportunity to do an internship and get not a certificate, but a diploma, but I decided that the certificate would be enough for me . Moreover, I have a diploma in a very similar specialty.
Is there some more International Center Russian as a foreign language, they also indicate their link to Moscow State University in the address. But there are really no reviews about them, and in general, quick promises and a slightly crumpled approach in my opinion are embarrassing.
This is how one of the worksheets and a piece of my abstract looks like (it was not necessary to keep it, but it’s easier for me):
The course that I took is declared as a three-month course, but it can be completed a little faster. The main task is to do two tests with a practical task at the end of each. According to my subjective assessment, the first is more difficult than the second. The tasks of the control are compiled very competently - a list of books is given for each question, indicating specific pages where you can find the answer. A broader list of references, also with page numbers, is given at the beginning of each section. In fact, if the goal is just a diploma, tests can be done fairly quickly. I also wanted to gain knowledge, so I tried to read all the proposed sources and wrote a short summary - each control took me a month.
When I signed up for the course, I was worried that the concept of distance is different for everyone and that you will need to attend webinars at a certain time. Fortunately, my fears were not justified. The webinars were indeed held, but they could be perfectly viewed in the recording. All questions could be asked to the teacher either by mail at any time, or via Skype, as a rule, twice a week at the agreed consultation time. I have never used it, because due to the thoughtful structure of the course and control works(I really liked how it was all presented and how much easier it was to do the assignments thanks to the competent structure), there were no unsolvable questions. However, it is very nice when the teacher is in touch and you know that you can ask any question.
All books needed for work and additional ones can be downloaded from the special library of Moscow State University, the right of access to which is given immediately after the start of the course and forever. There is also an option to order a set of paper books, but I regretted the place in the apartment and $ 100, and as it turned out later - I did the right thing - everything is in the library.
In the electronic library of Moscow State University, there are really a lot of textbooks on teaching Russian language to both adults and children, and a variety of manuals for teachers.
Most recently, I received a Certificate (by the way, they are sent by EMS mail), and now in a month or two I plan to try to teach. Let's see what happens!
UPD: In the comments and in the mail, I get quite a lot of the same type of questions. I decided to highlight the three most frequent and answer them in the article itself.
1. — I have a diploma in non-humanitarian discipline, will these courses suit me?
My answer: if everything was in order with the language, you write correctly and know the basic terminology - why not? But different course organizers treat this differently, so it’s worth clarifying about some specific courses directly there.
2. I already teach English language Should I expand my business?
My answer: in my opinion, English teachers have so many opportunities and options for development that it would be better to use them. As a rule, the salary of an English teacher is still higher. In general, it is important to understand why you want to get this new specialty and how you will use it. If it's "just in case" or "to make more money" - think about the expediency again.
3. How great are the chances of finding a job, how much is this profession in demand?
It seems to me that the most the main problem all these courses for a new specialty is that they don’t teach you to look for clients at all. And of course, formally, this is not their concern, but how many times have I heard stories about how a person full of hope spends money on education, happily receives a diploma and then finds out that they don’t take him anywhere. This applies to so many “free” professions: tutor, guide, massage therapist, etc.
My opinion is that exactly as much energy as you spend on mastering a new profession should be spent on self-promotion. IN modern world without it, nowhere, and even if you are a brilliant teacher, if no one knows about you, then you will be out of work. Therefore, learn to promote yourself, and then such questions will not arise.
