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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">filnauki</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">Филологические науки в МГИМО</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>MGIMO Journal of Language Research and Teaching</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2410-2423</issn><issn pub-type="epub">2782-3717</issn><publisher><publisher-name>МГИМО МИД России</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24833/2410-2423-2024-3-40-100-110</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">filnauki-521</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Социолингвистика и геолингвистика</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>SOCIOLINGUISTICS AND GEOLINGUISTICS</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Геолингвистика государственной политики в сфере иноязычного образования в отношении редко изучаемых языков глобального Юга</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>The Geolinguistics of State Foreign Language Education Policy Regarding Rarely Taught Languages of the Global South</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2276-1307</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Китабаяси</surname><given-names>Х.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Kitabayashi</surname><given-names>H.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Хикару Китабаяси – PhD, заслуженный профессор Университета Дайто-Бунка и сопрезидент Американского общества геолингвистики</p><p>1-9-1, Такасимадайра, Итабаси-ку, Токио, 175-8571</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Hikaru Kitabayashi, PhD, is Professor Emeritus</p><p>1-9-1, Takashimadaira, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 175-8571</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">hkitabayashi@runbox.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Университет Дайто-Бунка</institution><country>Япония</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Daito Bunka University</institution><country>Japan</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2024</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>27</day><month>09</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><volume>10</volume><issue>3</issue><fpage>100</fpage><lpage>110</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Китабаяси Х., 2024</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2024</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Китабаяси Х.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Kitabayashi H.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://philnauki.mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/521">https://philnauki.mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/521</self-uri><abstract><p>В основе данной статьи лежит доклад, прочитанный автором на круглом столе «Современные тенденции развития языковой политики в странах ближнего зарубежья, Азии, Африки и Карибского бассейна» (Москва, МГИМО МИД России, 12 октября 2023 г.). Геолингвистика в контексте планирования государственной иноязычной политики России обсуждалась с точки зрения языков глобального Юга, которые ещё не преподаются в Российской Федерации. Исходя из принципа, что политическая многополярность подразумевает языковую многополярность, было выделено множество языков регионального значения. Хотя в настоящее время предполагается, что Россия имеет статус великой державы, демографические показатели говорят о том, что в будущем эта ситуация изменится. Тем не менее, при правильном планировании иноязычного образования статус «мягкой силы» России может сохраняться на неограниченный срок. Существуют различные подходы к языковой политике. Один из них заключается в поощрении однородности в использовании языков. Другой предполагает поощрение прозрачности при передаче информации с помощью многоязычия. Ещё один подход заключается в поощрении языковой многополярности, когда национальные, международные и местные языки ценятся одинаково. Государственная политика в области языкового образования, будь она идеалистическая или макиавеллистическая, должна преследовать конкретные, как правило, политически обусловленные цели. Исходя из политических и экономических соображений, были рекомендованы курдский, непальский, бирманский, сингальский, тамильский, камбоджийский, а также тагальский языки. Кроме того, было указано на необходимость серьёзного отношения к изучению пиджинов и креольских языков. Были упомянуты различные африканские языки национального значения, а также сунданский язык, на котором говорят в Индонезии, и себуано, язык, на котором говорят на Филиппинах, на том основании, что они включены в сервисы Google Translate и/или Яндекс Переводчик. Наконец, эмодзи были представлены как всемирный пиджин, который быстро превращается в язык письменного общения, особенно среди людей, использующих жестовые языки. Политика в области языкового образования может преследовать положительные, отрицательные или нейтральные политические цели. Хотя потенциально важных языков слишком много, чтобы преподавать их все, продвижение Россией идеи многополярности должно предполагать приверженность многоязычию и прозрачности её методов и целей.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>This paper is based on a talk given by the author at the round table discussion on Current Trends in the Development of Language Policy in CIS, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean (MGIMO University, Moscow, October 12, 2023). Geolinguistics in the context of Russian government foreign language policy planning was discussed in terms of languages of the Global South not yet taught in the Russian Federation. Based on the principle that political multi-polarity implies linguistic multi-polarity, many languages of regional importance were identified. Although great-power status for Russia is assumed to apply at present, demographics suggest that this will change in the future. Nevertheless, with proper foreign language education planning, Russia’s soft-power status can be preserved indefinitely. Different approaches with regard to language policy can exist. One approach is that of promoting homogeneity in language use. Another is encouraging transparency in the transfer of information through multilingualism. Yet another one is that of promoting linguistic multi-polarity, where national, international, and local languages are valued equally. Government language education policies, whether idealistic or Machiavellian, must have concrete, usually politically determined, objectives. On the basis of political and economic considerations, Kurdish, Nepali, Burmese, Sinhala, Tamil, Cambodian, and also Tagalog were recommended. A case was also made for the pidgin and creole language studies being taken seriously. Various African languages of national importance were mentioned, as well as Sundanese a language spoken in Indonesia and Cebuano, a language spoken in the Philippines, on the grounds that they are included on Google and/or Yandex Translate. Finally, emoji was introduced as a worldwide pidgin that is rapidly developing into a language for written communication, especially among people who use sign languages. Language education policies can have political objectives which are positive, negative, or neutral. Though there are too many languages of potential importance to teach all, Russian advocacy of multi-polarity must presuppose a commitment to multilingualism and to transparency as to its methods and objectives.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>геолингвистика</kwd><kwd>социолингвистика</kwd><kwd>языковая политики</kwd><kwd>языковое образование</kwd><kwd>редкие языки</kwd><kwd>глобальный Юг</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>geolinguistics</kwd><kwd>sociolinguistics</kwd><kwd>language policy</kwd><kwd>language education</kwd><kwd>rare languages</kwd><kwd>Global South</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Bagwasi, M. The functional distribution of Setswana and English in Botswana. New Language Bearings in Africa: A Fresh Quest (M. Jepkirui Muthwii &amp; A. Nduku Kioko eds.). Bristol: Multilingual Matters, 2004. 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