Cultural Studies of Russia as a component of a practical course of Russian as a foreign language for Chinese students

Importance. The key problems of socio-cultural concept formation among Chinese students in the process of learning Russian as a foreign language are considered. Insufficient integration of the cultural component into teaching Russian as a foreign language to Chinese philology students hinders the effective formation of their socio-cultural competencies. The purpose of the research is to develop and test the textbook “Cultural Studies of Russia”, aimed at the formation of the above competence through a systematic study of Russian traditions, values and modern socio–cultural reality.

Materials and Methods. The methods of analytical review of scientific literature, comparative analysis of Russian and Chinese educational approaches, pedagogical observation and content analysis of Vesti FM radio broadcasts, literary texts, and visual sources are used.

Results and Discussion. The methods of analytical review of scientific literature, comparative analysis of Russian and Chinese educational approaches, pedagogical observation and content analysis of Vesti FM radio broadcasts, literary texts, and visual sources are used.

Conclusion. The possibility of including cultural studies as a component of the RFL course and prospects for further research in the field of cultural studies and foreign language education are substantiated.

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