Spiritual (Including Folklore) Culture As a Tool for Teaching the Russian Language in a Multicultural Environment: Practical Experience

Ekaterina Plotnikova,Tatiana Zolotova,Maria Pirogova

doi:10.18502/kss.v4i2.6308

Abstract

The article discusses the issues of improving the methodology of teaching the Russian language and the effectiveness of teaching the Russian language in a multicultural environment with the inclusion of elements of spiritual culture (including folklore) in educational institutions (humanitarian gymnasiums, high schools and institutions of higher education) of the Republic of Mari El. The authors demonstrate differences in the use of folklore in the main (class, out-of-class and out-of-school) activities of the experimental network institutions (Federal Institute for the Development of Education, Moscow) and the training workshop (‘Prosveshchenie’ Publishing House). It is concluded that projects aimed at socio-cultural adaptation, successful socialization and enculturation of Russian youth are of great importance from different angles, including the issue of harmonizing interpersonal and intercultural relations in modern Russian society. The authors’ experience (E. A. Plotnikova, M. N. Pirogova) in introducing certain units of Russian traditional culture into the study of the Russian language by foreign students also had certain positive reviews. It is obvious that at the initial stage of training, students should receive a certain linguistic minimum, including knowledge of the country’s culture, traditions, features of verbal and non-verbal communication, etc. Application of innovative educational technologies, including quests and competitions, gives good results in this case. Keywords: multicultural environment, spiritual culture, folklore culture, teaching the Russian language

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The processes of integration, globalization and expansion of areas of intercultural relations are very important in the modern multicultural and multilingual world
In December 2018, an online competitionRecall the Name of Yours'' was held in all schools participating in the experimental network platform
The largest number of winners was identified among primary school students. This is due to the two-year participation of students in the work of the federal experimental platformDevelopment of a system of patriotic civic education of primary school students of the Republic of Mari El on the basis of the value potential of traditional folk culture''

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The processes of integration, globalization and expansion of areas of intercultural relations are very important in the modern multicultural and multilingual world. They affect practically all spheres of human activity, including economics, politics, as well the social, cultural, spiritual and domestic spheres of life. Under these conditions, all multilingual nations and nationalities in one way or another interact with each other. How to cite this article: Ekaterina Plotnikova, Tatiana Zolotova, and Maria Pirogova, (2020), ``Spiritual (Including Folklore) Culture As a Tool for Teaching the Russian Language in a Multicultural Environment: Practical Experience'' in Fourth International Scientific Conference Communication Trends in the Post-literacy Era: Multilingualism, Multimodality, Multiculturalism, KnE Social Sciences, pages 51--63. The problem of overcoming the language barrier in the modern multilingual world, as well as the problems of intercultural education, improving the status of the Russian language, improving the methodology of teaching the Russian language, the effectiveness of teaching children the Russian as a foreign language, the training of migrants, etc., receive close attention of scientists and general public

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