BILINGUALISM AS A MEANS OF FOREIGN COMMUNICATION

The object of the research is the detailed analysis of bilingualism phenomenon. The article aims at giving the definition of ‘bilingualism’, analyzes the existing approaches to bilingualism classification, and determines the place of bilingualism in the modern system of education in Ukraine. Bilingualism phenomenon draws much attention of scholars all over the world. This phenomenon is ambiguous, still not fully investigated, but being actively formed in accordance with rapid changes in living conditions. The system of education and teachers and lecturers in particular play an important part in bilingual and multilingual individual formation.