In the publication is presented the curriculum of compulsory course of the variable part MP «Russian as a foreign language: Linguo didactics and cultural linguistics bases of teaching» (the direction of preparation – 032700.68 «Philology»). Designed in 2010, this course was first read in the 2011/2012 academic year at the Faculty of Philology of Lomonosov Moscow State University. Course on «Actual problems of teaching Russian as a foreign language» is addressed to undergraduates of the first year learning,and gives students, firstly, the knowledge necessary for future professional activity, and secondly, forms skills in teaching to foreigners to use Russian language on practice. This course covers the basic aspects of teaching Russian as a foreign language: phonetic, lexical, grammatical, cultural linguistics.