A MODEL OF EDUCATION IN TEACHING REGIONAL AND COUNTRY STUDIES

Abstract

The article provides an overview of works by Russian and Chinese scientists dealing with the issues of the training regional-country studies and the development of the discipline “Regional and Country Studies.” The extremely important role of regional studies in meeting the needs of social development is considered. The article examines innovations and the model of education in the process of training regional and country researchers. The discipline “Regional and Country Studies” is characterized by complex and interdisciplinary features that add a lot of difficulties to the educational process. The article substantiates relevance and necessity of training regional specialists as an important part in the system of training international personnel. Long-term teaching practice has made it possible to understand that successful learning can be realized with the help of an education model “2+2+2”, which means two practical studies + two sets of subject-oriented learning + two specific topics. The conclusions obtained by the authors allow us to specify the direction of further research.