A Typology of Continuous Training Models for Teachers of Russian as a Foreign Language for International Contexts

Developing the professional competence of teachers of Russian as a foreign language who are prepared to work both in the Russian Federation and abroad is a matter of considerable current importance. A continuous system of specialist training, together with early career orientation beginning at the pre-university stage, makes it possible to develop the competencies required for teaching Russian as a foreign language in international contexts. Such systematic training comprises a sequence of interconnected stages and levels of education. These form the basis of the comprehensive and local models of teacher training for international practice presented in the article.