N. A. Bozhenkova to Give a Plenary Talk on Values Education in Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language
Last updated: Wednesday, November 11, 2026
How can Russian language classes help learners develop communication skills while introducing them to Russian cultural values? N. A. Bozhenkova will explore this question in a plenary talk at the 7th International Scientific and Practical Conference “Current Issues in Linguistics and Professional Language Education: Trends and Prospects” at Bauman Moscow State Technical University.
N. A. Bozhenkova holds a Doctor of Science degree in Philology and is a professor and a member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. She is Vice Rector for Research and Professor in the Department of General and Russian Linguistics at the Pushkin State Russian Language Institute, and Professor in the Department of Russian Language at Bauman Moscow State Technical University.
Plenary Talk
“Values Education in Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language in the Context of Today’s Global Challenges”
N. A. Bozhenkova, Doctor of Science in Philology, Professor, and Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences
Professor Bozhenkova will trace how values education became part of first and foreign language teaching and examine how it is reflected in current textbooks for learners of Russian. She will discuss how a linguistic and axiological approach to designing teaching materials can bring together three goals: developing communication skills, broadening learners’ general knowledge, and helping them engage with cultural values.
She will also present her Casual Illustrated Narrative (CIN) method for developing teaching materials for learners of Russian. The method has been tested in Russia and abroad, including by teachers at language schools and universities in China, Italy, and the United States.
We invite teachers of Russian as a foreign language, researchers, and developers of teaching materials to join the conference and discuss how values education can be integrated into language classes.