My opinion on situation with learning foreign languages My opinion on situation with learning foreign languages In Russia we start to study English at the first or the fifth year of studying. But except of graduates of gymnasium as a rule people after graduation have very low level of English language. Foreign language is an obligatory subject for two years almost in all University programmes, but also it is hardly helpful in our speaking abilities. Of course, I could not blame everyone, I just describe experience of mine and my groupmates. Reasons explaining this situations are broad. Some of them are objective like low level of books, class equipments (usually only a blackboard), inactivity of teachers and proposed tasks from them. But also there are subjective reasons like absence of motivation of students themselves, perhaps laziness, seeking for passing amusement, general low level of foreign language knowing in our society especially in towns that gives no motivation to learn something new. How can we change the situation and should we? Almost all my familiars don't need English language in their work. As for holidays, they spend their vacations in Russia or going abroad for such trips that do not require knowing English at a good level. Just few people need English language abilities in daily life for self-education, work or travelling. And such people already learn English at courses or by their own. So, I am not sure the general situation in teaching and learning language is going to change much in Russia. It is justly for general picture except Moscow, Saint Petersburg and some other big cities. And even people who knows English quite well. Usually this skill is not applicable to their work because of lack of international companies in minor regions and not developed leisure activities for foreigners. So people do not have motivation to continue their learning and practising. And it is really pity that at whole skills and intellectual abitilities of young generation are not relevant in modern circumstances. Thank you for your attention! Your help would be much appreciated!