Project Activity of Students Based on the Material of Nicknames

Abstract

The article deals with methodological issues of students’ project activities based on the material of nicknames, in connection with the central issue of introducing students to the basics of academic culture. The main points of specification of projects based on the material of nicknames are presented: relevant project types, types of projects by the number of participants, recommendations for limiting the age of participants, types of projects by time of completion, recommended Internet resources, links to the educational subject «Russian language» and its themes, stages of work on projects, general characteristics of the results of project activities. Typical errors were identified by the author in training projects based on this material and correspond to the following aspects, are considered: 1) features of the project design (as a key aspect for all research-type tasks); 2) specifics of thematics; 3) methodological base; 4) features of collecting nicknames; 5) specifics of the style of study texts; 6) specifics of the products of training projects. Typical mistakes made by schoolchildren in projects based on nicknames are stipulated, including: deviations from the norms (including ethical ones – plagiarism) in the text; unjustified narrowness of the subject of projects; untrue use of onomastic terminology; incorrect wordings; incorrect proposed classifications; other errors. Recommendations are given for the implementation of specific projects: in particular, a number of topics, expand the circle of traditional formulations; data collection techniques are described; options for presenting the results (products) of project activities are specified. Conclusions are made that educational projects based on the material of nicknames can be used in the educational, educational and educational process during the formation and development of schoolchildren competencies, that is, in the process of forming a full-fledged language, social, and socio-cultural personality.