Distant Culture in Foreign Language Learning: How to Avoid Social Distancing?

The article deals with the issues of distance learning in foreign languages. The urgency of which was aroused by the covid-19 pandemic led to the rapid transition of most Russian universities to a distance learning format. The article discusses the opportunities and difficulties encountered during the transition. One of the main problems is the increase of social distancing between teacher and students, caused by the lack of co-presence in the online foreign language classes, which are known by their communication and practical orientation. The article outlines possible ways to counterbalance this problem. © 2021. All Rights Reserved.