The Role of Socio-Cultural Factors in Teaching Students a Minority Language
https://doi.org/10.31992/0869-3617-2020-29-3-127-135
Abstract
The article addresses the problems concerned with teaching minority languages in the regions of Russia and the Gagauz Autonomy in the Republic of Moldova. The authors analyze sociocultural factors exerting motivating and demotivating influence on the use of regional languages. The results of a survey conducted in Komrat State University have shown that the Gagauz language does not fully cater to the social, intellectual and personal needs of the younger generation. Along with that, the socio-cultural component of university curricula serves as a motivating factor, promotes interest in learning a minority language and contributes to building linguo-cultural and national identity.
About the Authors
E. V. Voevoda
Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elena V . Voevoda – Dr. Sci. (Education), Assoc. Prof., Head of the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology
76, Prospekt vernadskogo, 119454, Moscow
G. N. Mutaf
Komrat State University
Moldova, Republic of
Moldova, Republic of
Galina N . Mutaf – Head of the Department of Gagauz Philology
17, Galatsan str., Komrat
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