On September 8, 2023, a roundtable discussion was held at the Faculty of History, Philology, Management and Law on the results of the project “Creation of the Center for the Study of Russian Language and Culture on the basis of Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine”. The round table was attended by the Rector of I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University I.V. Kozhanov, representatives of the Rector's Office V.N. Ivanov and S.V. Ilyina, Head of the Department for Scientific and Innovative Work A.A. Kirillov, First Deputy Minister of Education A.P. Lukshin, Head of the Representative department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in the Chuvash Republic A.A. Pogodeikin, teachers and students of the faculty. Results of work of the Center's staff in the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka for the implementation of the project, as well as the future prospects of the Center for the Study of Russian Language and Culture of I.Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University were discussed. In his speech, Rector of the University I.V. Kozhanov identified the Center's activities as one of the leading areas of international cooperation and expressed gratitude to those who participated in the implementation of projects to promote and popularize the Russian language abroad.

Delegation of I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University consisting of assistant professors Nikitina A.V., Zhurina M.I. and Maksimycheva M.S. are on a working visit to Sri Lanka. They are carrying out tasks of the project “Creation of the Center for the Study of the Russian Language and Culture of I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University on the basis of Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine”. Within the framework of the agreement between I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University and Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University on the provision of services for state testing from 23.08.2023 to 25.08.2023 in full-time format on the basis of Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine and at the Russian House in Sri Lanka, testing will be held to determine the level of Russian language proficiency with the active participation of Yakovlev University representatives. Foreign citizens will take a test in Russian as a foreign language at the elementary level (A1). The test consists of five components (subtests): Vocabulary; Grammar; Reading; Listening; Writing; Speaking.
Before testing, the examinees were trained in one of three educational courses: 1. First steps: get acquainted with the Russian language and Russian culture (level A1); 2. Learn Russian (levels A1-A2); 3. We study Russian literature and folklore (levels A1-A2). These courses were developed by the staff of Yakovlev University and conducted from July 17 to August 21, 2023 in a full-time format by associate professors of I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University.

On August 20, 2023, a roundtable discussion “Topical problems of modern education” was held at Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine. This scientific and methodological roundtable discussion was organized by the Center for the Study of the Russian Language and Culture of I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University together with Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine and the Russian House in Sri Lanka. Welcome speeches were given by the acting rector of I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University V.N. Ivanov and the Director of the International Center for Open Education in Yakalla Asanka Pallevatta. Problems of teaching Russian as a foreign language and issues of international collaboration and interaction were discussed. The employees of the Center for the Study of the Russian Language and Culture of I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University Maksimycheva M.S., Zhurina M.I., representative of the Russian House Popova M. gave very informative reports. Nikitina A.V. gave an educational master class “Digital technologies in modern education”. Issues of further interaction and collaboration between higher educational institutions of the Russian Federation and Sri Lanka were also considered.
More than 40 people took part in the roundtable discussion.

I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University and Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University signed an agreement on the provision of services for state testing in Russian as a foreign language as part of the project “Creation of the Center for the Study of the Russian Language and Culture on the basis of Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine” (Sri Lanka).
Testing is carried out in order to determine the level of proficiency and the degree of formation of a foreign citizen’s communicative competence in Russian as a foreign language in accordance with the levels of proficiency in Russian as a foreign language and the requirements for them, approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.
Testing is carried out with the financial support of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation in the form of a subsidy to legal entities as part of the implementation of certain measures of the state program of the Russian Federation “Development of Education”, aimed at the full functioning and development of the Russian language. Herzen University with the participation of teachers of the Center for the Study of the Russian Language and Culture of I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University from August 23 to 25, 2023 conducts testing to determine elementary level A1.
Students from Sri Lanka who have been trained in courses organized by I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University will be tested to determine their elementary level. The A1 level test consists of five components (subtests): Vocabulary; Grammar; Reading; Listening; Writing; Speaking.
In order to pass the exam successfully an examinee is to score at least 66% in each subtest.
A foreigner who achieves this level of Russian language proficiency can conduct elementary communication when communicating with a native speaker in a minimum set of situations of everyday communication, while limiting themselves to a minimum set of language means.
We wish all the students to successfully pass the test and receive the appropriate certificate.
Addresses of testing:
1) Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine, Kandy Road, Yakkala, Sri Lanka;
2) Russian House, 10, Independence Avenue, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka

On August 20, 2023 Center for the Study of the Russian Language and Culture of I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University on the basis of Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine holds a round table discussion on “Topical problems of modern education”. It will be attended by teachers from I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University, representatives of Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine, representatives of the Russian House in Sri Lanka. Topical issues of teaching Russian as a foreign language, as well as issues of international cooperation will be discussed. Instructions on conducting state testing to determine the level of Russian language proficiency will be given.

At the initiative of I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University, with the support of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation Sri Lankans began to learn Russian. 160 students from Sri Lanka began to study Russian as a foreign language. Students of Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine say that knowledge of Russian will be useful for them. Many of them have a great desire to visit our country, so they study Russian with interest and diligence.
The students learn to read in Russian, make up simple conversational dialogues.
Teachers of I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University will stay in Sri Lanka for 6 weeks. It is planned to teach the Russian language in three general education programs of additional education, each lasting 144 academic hours during this time. Upon completion of the courses, the top 100 students will take a special test to determine the level of Russian language proficiency (TORFL) and receive a state certificate.
In addition to the implementation of the educational programs, Russian Culture Festival in Sri Lanka has already been held at Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine. The Ambassador of the Russian Embassy to Sri Lank and the Maldives attended this event.
I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University, with the support of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, plans to organize this work in some other countries abroad. Thus, I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University annually helps people from different countries to learn the Russian language.

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Teachers of I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University have been on a working visit to Sri Lanka. As part of the project to promote and popularize the Russian language abroad, students of Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine continue to study the Russian language, get acquainted with Russian culture, and learn Russian songs. They say that they really enjoy the training and have already achieved a lot.
The level of Russian language proficiency among foreign students directly depends on how fully they immerse themselves in the language environment. With this in mind, the teachers use a combination of all sources of information to make it more productive and interesting for Sri Lankans to learn Russian.
Certainly, the solution of the tasks set for teaching Russian as a foreign language is impossible without the native language of the students, and teachers face with the practical need for translation, interpretation of the meaning of a particular Russian word or expression.

Teachers of I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University continue teaching the Russian language to students of Sri Lanka. Classes are conducted offline, according to the time-table. It should be noted that learning the Russian language is a rather complicated process for foreigners, since Russian speech is distinguished by its sophistication and richness of speech turns.
The teachers cover all aspects of the Russian language: phonetics, vocabulary, grammar. The main attention is paid to speaking, and the teachers focus primarily on students’ communication. During the three weeks of the teachers’ work the students of Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine have learned a lot. They have got acquainted with peculiarities of the Russian language, norms of Russian pronunciation and stress, they learned to write lowercase letters of the Russian alphabet, read texts in Russian, make up dialogues and have already begun to understand Russian speech. Teachers of I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University use country studies material in their work, they introduce students to the traditions of the multinational country.
Students immerse themselves in the world of the Russian language with great pleasure.

On July 31, 2023 Russian Culture Festival was held in the Center for Open Education in the Russian Language at Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine that started its work on July 17.
More than 40 students participated in the event. They presented their national dishes and took part in an exhibition-tasting of Russian dishes. I. Yakovlev University teachers, in their turn, also demonstrated their culinary skills and prepared Russian national dish (pancakes). They spoke about the significance that this dish has for the Russian culture.
At the end of the event, all festival participants attended a video tour of the memorable places of our country prepared by the students of the Faculty of History, Philology, Management and Law of I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University and got acquainted with the main national holidays of Russia.

On July 31, the official opening of the Center for Open Education in the Russian language of the I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University (the training courses at the Center have been implemented since July 17). The event, which took place in a mixed format, began with the traditional ritual of lighting of lamp, which guarantees the success of the work begun.
The opening ceremony of the Center was attended by the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Republic of Maldives Levan Dzhagaryan. He noted that the Center for Open Education in the Russian language is a visible result of the joint work and close cooperation of both countries, which must be multiplied by continuing this work in other educational institutions of Sri Lanka. Addressing the students, Levan Dzhagaryan expressed hope that during his next visit to the Center, he would be understood by the audience if he delivered his speech in Russian.
The participants of the event were welcomed by the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation, Professor Janitha A. Liyanage. She sincerely thanked the Russian Federation for the opportunity to implement a project in Sri Lanka to promote the Russian language, noting its importance for both countries.
A video greeting of the acting rector of I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University Vladimir Ivanov was presented. He expressed gratitude to the ambassadors of both countries for the attention paid by diplomatic missions to the process of studying the Russian language and culture in Sri Lanka. Words of gratitude were also addressed to the authorities of Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine. Vladimir Ivanov noted that during the time of the joint work, the universities have become real partners, and this guarantees successful work of the Center.

On July 31, 2023 Russian Culture Festival was held in the Center for Open Education in the Russian Language at Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine that started its work on July 17.
More than 40 students participated in the event. They presented their national dishes and took part in an exhibition-tasting of Russian dishes. I. Yakovlev University teachers, in their turn, also demonstrated their culinary skills and prepared Russian national dish (pancakes). They spoke about the significance that this dish has for the Russian culture.
At the end of the event, all festival participants attended a video tour of the memorable places of our country prepared by the students of the Faculty of History, Philology, Management and Law of I. Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University and got acquainted with the main national holidays of Russia.