Bilingualism as an important factor in the methodology of foreign language learning
An important side of the methods of teaching the Russian language as a foreign language is the reference to the scientific-methodological base. Among the important aspects, it is necessary to distinguish bilingualism. In modern science there are many interpretations of the term "bilingualism", which reflect the different approaches of scholars to this phenomenon. It is difficult to choose the most effective and optimal method of teaching Russian as a foreign language. The teacher must be armed with the development of psychology, psycholinguistics, ethnopsychology, ethnolinguistics in the field of justification of bilingualism and analysis of its characteristics. Key words: bilingualism, teaching methods, foreign language, language systems