Educational excursion in teaching Russian as a foreign language: developing communicative competence

Importance. One of the innovative forms of teaching Russian as a foreign language is considered – an educational excursion, with the help of which all components of communicative competence are formed: linguistic, discursive, pragmatic and socio-cultural. Based on the theoretical aspects of the study, the specifics of the competence approach, the essence and structure of communicative competence, its role in learning a foreign language are considered, a general idea of innovative forms of teaching Russian as a foreign language is given, criteria for the selection of authentic texts for the development of an educational excursion are proposed. Special attention is paid to the pedagogical tasks that are solved by classes in the form of excursions: working out new vocabulary, communication in realistic conditions, broadcasting information about Russian history and culture in a natural communication situation, etc. The purpose of the study is to determine the didactic potential of the excursion as a form of occupation.
Materials and Methods. The material of the study is thematic authentic texts, videos and images, textbooks on Russian as a foreign language, used in classes with foreign students. The following methods are used during the study: descriptive and analytical method, conceptual analysis, modeling.
Results and Discussion. As a methodological material, a system of tasks for pre- and postexcursion stages is proposed, recommendations on the organization of training within the framework of the excursion are presented.
Conclusion. It is proposed to use the format of a city tour for 1) introducing the necessary linguistic and cultural information; 2) consolidating well-known vocabulary and expanding vocabulary on the topics “City and Transport”, “Biography”, etc.; 3) practicing verbs of movement; 4) developing skills of independent oral utterance; 5) forming skills of teamwork

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