scholarly journals Linguistic Security of Russia in the Mode of Multilingualism

2020 ◽  
pp. 139-152
Author(s):  
Boris Zhigalev ◽  
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Anna Prokhorova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Language Environment ◽  
The One ◽  
Multilingual Approach ◽  
Russian Universities ◽  
The Russian Language

The article examines the problem of linguistic security of Russia within the logic of integration into the world community. A new language situation is developing in the context of modern socio-economic and political reforms in Russia. While, on the one hand, there is a rejection of monolingualism and a tendency towards the development of Russian national polylingualism, on the other hand, there is a clear orientation towards promoting multilingualism as a consequence of rapprochement with Europe. The European Union is actively promoting the policy of multilingualism, encouraging learners to expand their linguistic repertoires. Like other representatives of non-EU countries, young Europeans entering Russian universities are mostly multilingual, and for them the Russian language offered as part of their university course is just another foreign language. To promote the Russian language and culture through educating foreign students, faculty members of Russian universities seek to create a special language environment, activating all possible means and technologies to optimize the process, teaching Russian courses for international students, and organizing engaging extra-curricular activities. Despite such serious efforts, however, many foreign students perceive this as an imposition that limits them in the study of other languages and cultures. The authors of the article see a potential solution to this problem in using a multilingual approach as a mechanism for “subtle engagement and promotion” of the Russian language and culture among foreign students. They offer a case study of implementing this approach in a technical university where Russian is taught as a foreign language to future engineers and describe the functional characteristics of multilingual modules built into the Russian language course (facilitative, accelerative, communicative, organizational, and transferable), highlighting the advantages and prospects of the multilingual approach in the formation of linguistic security.

scholarly journals Influence of the multicultural environment of a Russian university on the language training of foreign students

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (6) ◽  
pp. 192-203
Author(s):  
Lev V. Mardakhaev ◽  
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Olga I. Volenko ◽  
Elena Yu. Varlamova ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
National Identity ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Language Training ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Russian Universities ◽  
The Russian Language

The relevance of the study is due to the fact that in terms of the development of academic mobility processes, it is necessary to develop linguo-cultural content that reflects the need-motivational sphere of foreign students, as well as the implementation of the developed content, taking into account the multiculturalism of Russian universities. Besides, it is recognized that in the multicultural university environment, a foreign language culture for a foreign student acts in two ways: as a culture of the target language country, on the one hand, and as a culture of the educational environment of a Russian university, on the other hand. The empirical part of the study was carried out on a sample of 42 foreign students from Russian universities. Students were interviewed through a questionnaire to identify as follows: the attitude of foreign students towards the discovery of Russian culture and learning the Russian language; difficulties in learning the Russian language; their awareness of the qualities that characterize personal effectiveness of language training. It was revealed that foreign students recognized the wealth and beauty (42.9%), the uniqueness of the Russian language and culture (38.1%), the importance of the Russian language as a means of intercultural communication (23.8%). The absolute majority (95.2%) of foreign students experience difficulties in mastering the grammatical structure of the Russian language. As for personal qualities, the students revealed those that are interconnected with the features of national identity and allow foreign students to adapt to the Russian educational environment and reality. Based on the data obtained, it was concluded that the complexity of educational activities served as a guideline in the teacher’s actions in solving problems of mastering a foreign language and culture by foreign students, preserving the national identity of an individual, and training his/her for intercultural communication in a multicultural world space.

scholarly journals Semiotics of fiction in teaching Russian as a foreign language

2021 ◽  
pp. 184-192
Author(s):  
Anastasia Alexandrovna Korshunova ◽  
Svetlana Maksimovna Petrova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Literary Text ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Educational Technologies ◽  
Approaches To Teaching ◽  
Effective Form ◽  
Oral Speech ◽  
Russian Universities ◽  
The Russian Language

One of the conditions for the spread of the Russian language is the education of foreign students in Russian universities. Consequently, the search for new approaches to teaching Russian as a foreign language becomes relevant. Practice has shown that literature is a guide to understanding the characteristics of the Russian language and the development of oral speech. The object of the study is a literary text in the system of teaching the Russian language. The purpose of this work is to search for the effective forms and methods of teaching foreign students the Russian language on the basis of literary text. The results of the study showed that the most effective form of training is the use of educational technologies based on practice-oriented aspects of semiotics. On the material of the Gogol's poem "Dead Souls" the technique of working with literary text is shown.

scholarly journals Osobliwości funkcjonowania gwar wyspowych (na marginesie badań rosyjskiej gwary staroobrzędowców w ośrodku suwalsko-augustowskim i polskiej gwary mieszkańców Wierszyny na Syberii)

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 41-49
Author(s):  
Dorota Paśko-Koneczniak
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Old Believers ◽  
Polish Language ◽  
Russian Dialect ◽  
Language Environment ◽  
The One ◽  
Distinct Features ◽  
The Russian Language

Peculiarities of the functioning of island dialects (on the margins of research into the Russian dialect of the old believers in the Suwałki–Augustów region and the polish dialect of the inhabitants of Vershina in Siberia)The article deals with the functioning of island dialects: the Russian dialect of the Old Believers from the Suwałki–Augustów region and the Polish dialect of the inhabitants of Vershina in Siberia. The former functions in the Polish-language environment, and the latter in the Russian-language environment. The speakers of island dialects do not have any contact with their nationwide languages. The foreign language environment influences the linguistic condition of island dialects to a considerable degree. On the one hand, it contributes to cultivating distinct features of the dialect; on the other, it facilitates the process in which elements of the surrounding language permeate the dialect. The major peculiarity of the island dialect is its vocabulary. It is also the most rapidly changing linguistic element. Each and every aspect of reality will sooner or later be reflected in language. Island dialects ‘fill’ their linguistic gap by means of borrowing words from the surrounding language. Both dialects studied in this article borrow lexical items in such fields as health, jobs and professions, household management, education, transportation, and farming, which then at various degrees are subject to adaptation processes.Особенности функционирования островных говоров (по поводу исследований русского говора старообрядцев в сувальско-августовском регионе и польского говора жителей дер. Вершина в Сибири)Статья посвящена функционирванию двух островных говоров: русского говора старообрядцев, проживающих в сувальско-августовском регионе и польского говора жителей деревни Вершина в Сибири. Говор старообрядцев находится в польском языковом окружении, а говор вершининцев в русском языковом окружении. Говоры островного характера не имеют территориального контакта со своим общенародным языком. Иноязычное окружение в большой степени влияет на языковое состояние островного говора. С одной стороны оно способствует сохранению своеобразия определëнного диалекта, а с другой, взаимопроникновению элементов одного языка в диалект другого. Особенностью островных говоров является прежде всего их лексика. Лексика – это тот пласт языка, который подвергается самым быстрым изменениям. В случае островных говоров лексический запас пополняется заимствованиями, которые касаются обычно повседневной жизни. В исследуемых говорах заимствования затрону- ли бытовую и хозяйственную лексику, а также названия профессий, названия связанные со здоровьем, транспортом, торговлей, школой.

scholarly journals Distance learning in the university foreign language environment through the eyes of Chinese students

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 125-138
Author(s):  
Inga Y. Smelkova ◽  
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Ekaterina N. Tuana ◽  
Svetlana A. Gubareva ◽  
Irina A. Krasnova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Alternative Form ◽  
Administrative Services ◽  
Language Environment ◽  
The University ◽  
The Russian Language

Introduction. With the transition of universities around the world to distance learning during the pandemic of COVID-19, the higher education has become the global and accessible, and competition between universities in the international educational market has increased. The opinion of Chinese students about distance learning as an alternative form to the traditional in-person education at Russian university is an important criterion for the evaluation of university's ability to retain and attract the foreign students to study in Russia in an environment of competition among the universities, as the Chinese students exactly are make up the majority among the foreign students of Russian universities. The purpose of the study is to find out the opinion of Chinese students about the distance learning format at the Russian university from the point of view of influence it on the formation of communicative competence in Russian language and adaptation to a foreign language environment of university. Materials and methods. The 100 Chinese students of 1-4 years of the Humanitarian Institute (HI) and 57 students of the 1st year of the Institute of Industrial Management of Economics and Trade (IIMET) of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University took part in the survey. The research methods are analysis and systematization of student’s answers to questionnaires, content analysis. Results and discussion. The results of the research showed: 1) the Chinese students in general assess the distance learning format as more comfortable (89% – comfortable, 3% – not comfortable) in comparison with in-person (43% – comfortable, 54% – not comfortable) education in the psychological aspect, which is associated with their national characteristics (75% of students are not afraid to answer in front of other students in a distance format, 89% of students feel more comfortable in distance classroom lessons); 2) the students do not experience the difficulties in using the new technical programs and Internet resources (56% – no difficulties; 24% – yes difficulties; 20% – no answers); 3) the formation of communicative competencies in the Russian language largely depends not on the format of learning (68% of students like to study Russian in distant format, 59% are satisfied with their success in learning Russian), but on the readiness and individual skills and abilities of the learner to study (58% of students note they use knowledge of the Russian language in the classroom) and on the teacher skills and abilities in the work in a distance format (75% of students note the importance of presentation materials prepared by the teacher); 4) the difficulties in adapting to the foreign language environment of the university are associated with the level of proficiency in the Russian language and the cultural traditions of the countries (74% of students note difficulties in communicating with the administrative services of the university, 64% of students do not use Russian to solve educational and administrative issues). Conclusion. The obtained results and conclusions can be useful for academic staff, as well as employees of the administrative services of the university and all interested persons who works with Chinese students.

scholarly journals SUBJECT-SUBJECT PEDAGOGICAL RELATIONS AS A WAY TO OPTIMIZE INCLUDED TEACHING RUSSIAN LANGUAGE TO FOREIGN STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
pp. 146-156
Author(s):  
Елена Александровна Гасконь
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Language Classes ◽  
Pedagogical Relations ◽  
Russian Universities ◽  
The Russian Language

Рассматривается необходимость и целесообразность установления субъект-субъектных педагогических отношений в рамках личностно-ориентированного подхода в период включённого обучения русскому языку иностранных студентов в вузах России для оптимизации учебного процесса. Проведены анализ научной литературы и наблюдения за деятельностью учащихся из разных стран при изучении русского языка. Новизна исследования заключается в учёте особенностей включённого обучения при организации субъект-субъектных педагогических отношений. Практическая значимость изложенного материала - в его использовании при разработке комплекса мероприятий, направленных на обеспечение субъект-субъектных педагогических отношений. Вариант этого комплекса предложен в данной статье и апробирован при обучении иностранцев русскому языку в российских вузах. The article points out the necessity and relevance of establishing subject-subject pedagogical relations within the framework of a personality-oriented approach during the included teaching of the Russian language to foreign students in Russian universities to optimize the educational process. The above conclusion is based on the analysis of academic literature and observation of the activities of students from different countries in the Russian language classes. The novelty of the research is to take into account the features of the included teaching of the Russian language to foreign students when organising subject-subject pedagogical interaction. The practical significance of the material is its use in the development of the set of activities for making subject-subject pedagogical interaction. A variant of this set is proposed in this paper and it is tasted in Russian as a foreign language classes.

scholarly journals SOME BARRIERS AND DIFFICULTIES IN LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEECH COMMUNICATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (34) ◽  
Author(s):  
V.A ALTUKHOVA ◽  
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I.A ALTUKHOVA ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
English Language ◽  
Word Formation ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Speech Communication ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
The One ◽  
The Russian Language ◽  
Communicative Activity

The article presents an analysis of the system of Russian as a foreign language not as a list of theoretical rules presented in the level-by-level description of the language (phonetics → word formation → morphology → syntax → text), but as a component of meaningful, purposeful and meaningful communication based on a communicative-activity approach. It is noted that at the present stage of development of methods of teaching foreign languages, special attention is paid to the development of skills and abilities of adequate communication. At the same time, teachers of Russian as a foreign language are faced with the need to teach students how to form thoughts by means of the Russian language at all levels of proficiency, despite the barriers that arise in teaching foreign communication. A teacher of the Russian language is able to do this only with a purposeful, clear strategy for teaching foreign students who are taught with the help of an intermediary language, relying on a communicative-activity approach. The article notes the teacher's duty to activate the mechanisms of conscious perception of linguistic facts for the development of active speech. This helps to overcome the one-sided view of teaching the language to students of the English-language form of education

scholarly journals Methods of Teaching the History of Language to Foreign Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Elena Viktorovna Khabibullina ◽  
Ekaterina Gennadievna Shtyrlina ◽  
Lubomir Guzi
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Slavonic Language ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
History Of ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Historical Grammar ◽  
Russian Universities ◽  
The Russian Language

The article discusses the features of methods of teaching the history of language in a foreign language classroom. With regard to the increase of the number of applicants who enroll in Russian universities directly on the basis of secondary education, bypassing the preparatory faculties, which arises the problem of an insufficiently prepared group of learners, in which the disciplines related to the study of the history of the language are taught. Accordingly, the teacher has to solve the problem by revising the methodological approaches to the teaching of the discipline. In particular, it is necessary to vary the volume and content of the educational material, implement the principle of communicativeness in teaching, and use interactive ways to enhance the activities of the students. In fact, the courses become less academic and more oriented towards the practical application of acquired knowledge by the students in order to improve their own knowledge in the field of Russian grammar. We offer our view on the construction of courses "Old Slavonic language" and "Historical grammar of the Russian language" in a foreign audience, methods and ways to ensure the principle of continuity and the actualization of the knowledge gained when studying subsequent courses. The article discusses the types of assignments, by fulfilling which students reinforce their knowledge and skills. The work with foreign students, in the classes of the Old Slavonic language and historical grammar of the Russian language, is focused on creating in the students a positive attitude towards the Russian language and Russian culture.

A BRIEF ANALYSIS OF TIME-PREPOSITIONS IN THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (28) ◽  
pp. 187-195
Author(s):  
Yabing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Parts Of Speech ◽  
Organic Structure ◽  
Part Of Speech ◽  
True Meaning ◽  
Oral Speech ◽  
The Russian Language

This article is devoted to the problem of using Russian time-prepositions by foreigners, especially by the Chinese. An analysis of modern literature allows the author to identify the main areas of the work aimed at foreign students’ development of the skills and abilities to correctly build the prepositional combinations and continuously improve the communication skills by means of the Russian language. In this paper, the time-prepositions in the Russian language have been analyzed in detail; some examples of polysemantic use of prepositions, their semantic and stylistic shades alongside with possible errors made by foreign students are presented. The results of the study are to help in developing a system of teaching Russian time-prepositions to a foreign language audience, taking into account their native language, on the basis of the systemic and functional, communicative and activity-centred basis. The role of Russian time-prepositions in constructing word combinations has been identified; the need for foreign students’ close attention to this secondary part of speech has been specified. It has been stated that prepositions are the most dynamic and open type of secondary language units within the quantitative and qualitative composition of which regular changes take place. The research substantiates the need that students should be aware of the function of time-preposition in speech; they are to get acquainted with the main time-prepositions and their meanings, to distinguish prepositions and other homonymous parts of speech as well as to learn stylistic shades of time-prepositions. Some recommendations related to the means of mastering time-prepositions have been given: to target speakers to assimilate modern literary norms and, therefore, to teach them how to choose and use them correctly by means of linguistic keys that are intended to fill the word with true meaning, to give it an organic structure, an inherent form and an easy combinability in the texts and oral speech.

scholarly journals Difficulties faced by a foreign student during their first year of study at a Russian university in the Russian language

2020 ◽  
pp. 205-211
Author(s):  
Alla A. Zhukovska
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Foreign Student ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
The Real ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
The Russian Language ◽  
Lack Of Knowledge

The article deals with the issue of the language adaptation of foreign students who have left the preparatory faculty and begun their studies in Russian in the first year of the main faculty of the Russian University. The main problem is the lack of knowledge of Russian by foreign students to understand and take notes at lectures, to actively participate in seminars. The article identifies and discusses the main difficulties faced by foreigners while studying in Russia and the reasons of their appearance, analyzes the conditions of training of foreign students at the preparatory faculty and the real results of this training, the main of which is the discrepancy between what foreign students know and are capable of and what they need to know and be able to, becoming the first-year students of a Russian University. Most first-year foreign students find it difficult to study at the same level with Russian students, so they need the support and understanding of not only teachers of Russian as a foreign language, but also teachers of other subjects. It is noted that teachers who don’t specialize in teaching Russian as a foreign language can’t and don’t want to adequately assess the level of knowledge of a foreign student and help them if needed. The article proposes a possible solution to this problem.

VERBAL ASPECT IN TEACHING RUSSIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liudmila Valova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Russian Language ◽  
Verbal Aspect ◽  
Risk Zones ◽  
The Russian Language ◽  
Different Levels

Verbal aspect is one of the grammar “risk zones” of the Russian language. The purpose of this paper is to familiarize the reader with the author’s teaching method which makes it easier for foreign students to grasp the concept of Russian verbal aspect. The techniques and recommendations described in this paper can be applied while teaching students of different levels (A1 – C2).

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