Formation of Linguistic and Cultural Competence when Considering the Interaction of Languages and Cultures in the Linguoregionology School Course “Transbaikalia Studies. Living Word of Transbaikalia”

Abstract

The article is written from the perspective of modern linguodidactic ideas of conjugation in teaching the Russian language in the school of informative context from linguoregionology, linguoculturology and contrastive linguistics. The purpose of the article is a linguodidactic analysis of theoretical and practical material in the educational and methodological complex of the linguoculturological module “Transbaikalia Studies. Living Word of Transbaikalia” of the integrated school course “Transbaikalia Studies”, which examines the issues of interaction of languages and cultures in the polyethnic Trans-Baikal Territory, allowing to form the linguoculturological competence of schoolchildren. An effective means of forming linguistic and cultural competence, according to the authors of the article, is the “Living Word of Transbaikalia” used in textbooks (grades 6 and 7) a contrastive approach to the study of the facts of the Russian language, Buryat and Evenk languages with the identification of common properties and differences with a projection on the representation of the peculiarities of national cultures. The article shows how to demonstrate national identity and unifying universal values of the peoples living in Transbaikalia through consideration of regional linguistic features. The authors hope that the content of the textbooks will activate students’ cognitive interest in the Russian language, native languages, history and regional folk culture, arouse feelings of pride, love for their native land and the Russian Federation, and generally contributes to the education of patriotism and tolerance in interethnic relations.