Interdisciplinary Research Context of the Pupils’ Ability to Multilingual Communication Forming in the Process of Schooling
The article deals with multilingualism analysis as compound and multidimensional phenomena, which is the subject of scientific interest a number of disciplines of social, humanitarian and natural science areas. Special attention is paid to clarify terms. Through the lens of research in different fields of knowledge the author demonstrates the evolution of ideas about the ability to multilingual communication forming in the process of schooling. A brief review of innovative approaches to the formation of multilingualism is given. The conclusion is made that availability of close contacts between several scientific directions is a necessary component of multilingualism research and the solution of practical problems of multilingual competence formation in the educational process is possible if based on the findings of the separate sciences and interdisciplinary approach application. An important role is also played by the constant rethinking and interpretation of existing in European countries language teaching experience. For multilingual education as a fundamental method of artificial multilingualism forming is characteristic an integrated approach, taking into account the knowledge, skills and experience and, above all, a profound command of student’s native language as the basis of thinking, and on this foundation the gradual deepening and understanding the essence of linguistic phenomena, their laws, inner connections, awareness of different systems of concepts existence, through which it is possible to perceive the reality and mastering the different ways of ideas design.