Pedagogy

The article deals with the semantic features of verbs of speaking and controversial issues of a terminology. Special attention is paid to the difficulties faced by students from Senegal when learning Russian verbs of speaking. Possible versions for assignments on this topic are presented.

Key words: verbs of speaking, semantic structure, lexical-semantic group, lexical unit, a peripheral feature, Wolof language.

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The article, devoted to the review of the main directions and results of the research activities of the Russian language department of the ISTU, substantiates the relevance of studying the Russian language from the standpoint of linguoculturology as a complex and interdisciplinary science, analyzes the results of the work done, and outlines prospects. Teachers of the department are actively developing not only theoretical, but also applied aspects of the relationship of language and culture, language and thinking, language and society.

The paper describes the technique of organizing and holding the role play "Model of international organizations," which contributes to high-level training of students and preparing them for professional activities and successful competition in the labor market. Data for study were taken from the examples of interstate and intergovernmental international organizations and legal authorities simulations.

The article discusses issues related to the perceptions of technical University students about the target language country (Germany), a survey to identify and evaluate cultural competence of students is conducted. The answers received confirm the need to familiarize students with different aspects of life in the country of the language being studied. The active use of authentic country studies texts and various means of visual and audiovisual visibility in the lessons will help students to learn more about the socio-cultural reality of the country, to enrich the background knowledge.

The current research describes the methodology of using electronic messages and texting as a part of case technologies in teaching cross-cultural business communication. The peculiarities of the means of electronic communication in both Russian and English languages in a specific language sphere, namely in business communication, are taken into consideration.

Key words: communication technology, methodology of teaching English as a foreign language, business communication, business correspondence, digital environment, text messages, e-mail.

The article analyzes the features of teaching Indian students Russian as a foreign language, taking into account the linguistic, sociocultural characteristics of these students. The role of ethnomethodics in teaching Russian as a foreign language is considered.The influence of linguistic and extralinguistic factors on the education of students from India in Russian higher education institutions is studied.

Key words: Russian as a foreign language, foreign students, ethnomethodics, nationally oriented methodology, Indian students, language interference.

The purpose of this article is to consider the structure of the course “Social and Political Texts in English” addressed to the students of the International Relations Department, School of History, Ivanovo State University. The peculiarities of teaching this subject, the target audience of which are foreign students, are discussed. The most effective methods of teaching such students are given. The teaching process is based on cross-cultural communication with special emphasis on ethnic and cultural stereotypes.

The need to provide a new level of professional education for graduates of Russian universities is accompanied by increased requirements for the quality of mass foreign language training for non-linguistic students. The purpose of the article is to analyze the weaknesses and strengths of modern language training, to consider possible options for modernizing the system of foreign language education in non-linguistic universities. The data of experimental training of students of Petrozavodsk State University in a unified foreign-language educational environment are presented.