Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The names of the finalists of the first stage of the international competition for teachers teaching in Russian abroad "Teaching Without Borders" have become known. This was reported by the press service of the CIS Executive Committee.

The competition is organized for teachers of the Russian language in schools and open education centers in the CIS countries, as well as teachers teaching the Russian language both according to classical methods and using innovative educational technologies and their own methodological developments.

The competition is held in two stages. At the first stage, the jury, consisting of experts and practitioners in the field of teaching the Russian language in the Commonwealth countries, evaluated the competitive applications.

12 finalists of the first stage were allowed to participate in the second round of the competition:

Rakhmonov Azizkhon Bositkhonovich - teacher of the Uzbek State University of World Languages (Uzbekistan);

Semushina Natalya Gennadievna - teacher of school No. 2 of the city of Kushkupyr, Interdom (Uzbekistan);

Lasitsa Evgeny Alexandrovich - Director of the Republican State Budgetary Educational Institution "Secondary School in Bokhtar named after M.V. Lomonosov" (Tajikistan);

Petrenko Irina Anatolyevna - teacher of Russian language and literature, Sevastopol State Budgetary Educational Institution "Secondary School No. 27" (Russia);

Bogach Alyona Filippovna - teacher of Russian language and literature of the Lyceum named after M.V. Lomonosov, Balti (Moldova);

Brizhatiuk Olga Ivanovna - teacher of the Russian language and literature of the Theoretical Lyceum named after N.V. Gogol, Chisinau (Moldova);

Shapovalova Zhanna Alexandrovna - head of the ShMO, teacher of the Russian language and literature of the UVK ShG No. 12 (Kyrgyzstan);

Kalmakova Madina Temirkhanovna - teacher of Russian language and literature of school-lyceum No. 101 named after Ali Muslimov (Kazakhstan);

Markevich Svetlana Sergeevna - teacher of Russian language and Russian literature, KSU "Secondary school No. 12", Kokshetau (Kazakhstan)

Atroshchenko Lyudmila Anatolyevna - teacher of the Russian language of the Dobrush State Vocational Polytechnic Lyceum (Belarus);

Stelmashenko Alla Nikolaevna - teacher of the Russian language and literature of the State Educational Institution "Uritskaya Secondary School" (Belarus)

Davtyan Karina Karapetovna - teacher of the senior school №198, Yerevan (Armenia).

The second, face-to-face stage of the competition will take place from 22 to 24 December in Moscow in the format of defending the project in front of the jury. The skill of public speaking and the ability of the teacher to conduct a dialogue with the audience will be evaluated.

On 23 December, at the awards ceremony, the jury will announce the winners and laureates of the competition in the nominations "For a creative approach to teaching the Russian language", "For the originality of the concept of a pedagogical project", "For the mastery of using teaching technologies", "For an innovative approach to teaching the Russian language", " For a scientific approach to teaching the Russian language.

Each contestant will receive a personalized certificate. The winners and laureates will be awarded nominal diplomas and cash prizes: 4 winners will receive 50,000 rubles each, 8 laureates - 30,000 rubles each.

The competition works of the winners and laureates will be published in the official electronic collection of the competition, which will be distributed in the professional community of teachers of the Russian language of the CIS countries.