Аннотация
The study is devoted to the problem of using the text and its translation for educational purposes. The purpose of the study is to identify the functional features of the text and translation, their role in the formation of a bilingual linguistic personality. The current topic of the article is due to the need to study the role of text and translation in the educational process in a multilingual society where bilingualism is actively functioning in the field of education. The text, being a multifunctional phenomenon, for educational purposes it performs several functions characteristic of the field of education. In teaching a second language, Russian or Kazakh, the role of the text is significantly enhanced. It is noted that texts with didactic potential require the inclusion in the educational process of their original translations in scientific, journalistic and artistic styles, accompanied by the use of bilingual dictionaries as a means of studying languages in a natural Kazakh-Russian bilingual environment. In this regard, the linguistic and cultural component of learning is especially important, perceiving the text and its translation, students are introduced to another culture, which ultimately forms a multicultural linguistic personality. In the study, the author cites several historical facts that show the peculiarities of the development of bilingual education in Kazakh society. In the context of intercultural communication, which has become more active recently, the need for bilingual specialists is increasing not only in the scientific, educational, and professional space of Kazakhstan, but also abroad.