On the development of linguistic and cultural competence in a Chinese audience (based on media texts)

This scientific article examines the concepts of “media-text” and “linguistic and cultural competence”, analyzes various definitions of these concepts in the works of researchers in the Russian Federation and describes the features of working with media texts in classes of Russian as a foreign language.

The article emphasizes the importance of including media texts in the educational process for the effective presentation and control of the acquisition of linguistic and cultural information, the development of productive and receptive types of speech activity in Chinese students, in particular, the skills of listening, speaking and reading.

This scientific article provides teachers with recommendations and methodological approaches to the selection of certain media texts for use in classes of Russian as a foreign language. The results of the study may be useful for the further development of educational materials aimed at developing linguistic and cultural competence in Chinese students.

As a result of the research, we have found that media texts are an essential tool for learning language and culture in a multicultural context; the use of media texts increases foreign students’ motivation and interest in learning Russian as a foreign language. The article presents the results of an experimental study that confirm the hypothesis that media texts contribute to the development of linguistic and cultural competence and have a positive effect on the learning process.

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