Media resources used to develop students’ socio-cultural competence in RFL classes

Abstract

This article considers media resources as a means of forming international students’ socio-cultural competence in classes of Russian as a foreign language. The development of communicative and sociocultural competence is one of the main tasks in teaching Russian as a foreign language. The effectiveness of their development depends on how successfully and quickly students adapt to the new social environment and carry out intercultural interaction. The article presents educational resources that combine authentic linguistic and socio-cultural materials with the interactivity and versatility of modern digital technologies. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the Internet resources linguodidactic potential, we provide examples of typical tasks aimed at the formation and development of SCC at different stages of training. We have come to the conclusion about the need to continuously improve the methods used when working with media resources. The theoretical basis of the study is the works of Russian and foreign authors devoted to the issues considered in the article. The empirical base consists of observations and generalizations of personal professional experience, as well as methodological developments of the authors in the field of teaching a number of disciplines within the framework of the bachelor’s degree program in the specialty 45.03.02: Linguistics (Russian as a Foreign Language) at Kazan Federal University.