The study of the Russian language as a resource for the economic development of the territory
- Authors: Kondrateva S.V.1, Biçer Ö.2
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Affiliations:
- Karelian Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Mersin University
- Issue: No 3 (2024)
- Pages: 83-94
- Section: МЕНЕДЖМЕНТ
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/2306-2800/article/view/282059
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.25686/2306-2800.2024.3.83
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/VUXBAU
- ID: 282059
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Introduction. Given the high importance of the Turkish destination in the international outbound tourism of Russian-speaking citizens (especially Russians) along with their high share in the inbound tourist flow of Turkey and the increasing cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey, the problem of commodification of Russian and interest in learning the language among the inhabitants of Turkey appears significant.
The aim of the study is to substantiate the stimulating effect of the economic factor on the demand for the Russian language skills and the enhancement of interest in studying Russian among the residents of the Republic of Turkey.
Methods. This case study is based on the data of a sociological survey conducted among the local population in the Turkish city of Mersin from December 2022 to February 2023 using the Google Forms platform. The questionnaire survey was conducted anonymously in Turkish. A total of 143 fully completed anonymous questionnaires were selected and processed in the study.
Results. According to the data of the sociological survey, the majority of respondents from Mersin speak English to a greater or lesser extent (73.4 %); the second place, significantly behind the leader, is occupied by the knowledge of Russian (24.5 %), followed by German (12.6 %) and other languages. The importance of the economic factor in choosing the Russian language for study is confirmed by the answers to the question reflecting the possibility of its application in the area of professional economic activity. The factor specific to the studied city of Mersin is the need to have a command of Russian, which is related to the construction and maintenance of the first nuclear power plant of the Republic of Turkey.
Conclusion. The conducted research confirmed the stimulating effect of the economic factor on learning the Russian language by the residents of the city of Mersin in the Republic of Turkey. Having a command of the Russian language acts as a driver for the economic development of this territory, first of all, in accommodation business, public catering, construction and real estate sectors. The presented sectors of economy demonstrate the importance of cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey in the process of commodification of the Russian language.
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Svetlana V. Kondrateva
Karelian Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Author for correspondence.
Email: svkorka@mail.ru
SPIN-code: 3004-4231
Candidate of Economic Sciences, Senior Researcher, Department of Regional Economic Policy, Institute of Economics
Russian Federation, 50, Prospekt Aleksandra Nevskogo, Petrozavodsk, 185030Ömer Biçer
Mersin University
Email: svkorka@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6169-6038
Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor, Faculty of Foreign Languages
Turkey, Yenişehir, Mersin, 33343References
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