48734 Teaching Methodology in Higher Education Вопросы методики преподавания в вузе 2227-8591 10 10.18720/HUM/ISSN 2227-8591.32.10 Sensei, Curu, Teacher Сэнсэй, гуру, учитель Boloshina Marina boloshina_marina@mail.ru Russian Christian Academy for the Humanities 27 05 2020 9 32 104 107

An article by a graduate of the Library Faculty of the Leningrad State Institute of Culture, who became a Japanese language guide-interpreter, is dedicated to her grateful student memories of the peculiarities of learning the Japanese language with Irina Isaevna Bass, the creator of the original School of Japanese Language and Culture. The text is accompanied by quotes from Confucius.

 Leningrad state institute of culture Japanese language traditions of Japanese culture Confucius discipleship practical experience of intercultural communication Irina Isaevna Bass