Teaching Russian language to pharmacy students (on the example of the discipline ‘Russian language and culture of speech in professional activity’)

The article is devoted to the teaching the language for pharmacy students in the discipline ‘Russian language and culture of speech in professional activity’, namely aspects of teaching Russian as a mean of communication in the future profession. We describe the main sections of this course, provide the examples of tasks, explain the principles of choosing educational materials, and cover the most essential educational technologies. We came to a conclusion that teaching Russian language to pharmacy students is extremely important, because it is necessary of successful communication in their future professional activity. We also outline the directions of further methodological research.