The content of the Russian as a foreign language course for the Chinese students that are future tour guides

The principles of selecting the education content of Russian as a foreign language for Chinese students that are future tour guides have been characterized. Sections and topics for the formation of communicative competence of students were suggested. They were selected on the basis of scientific literature devoted to the description of competences that should be formed for the effective implementation of tour guide professional activity. The topics take into account the intersubject communications between the content of Russian as a foreign language course and the content of core subjects in the training area.