Teaching schoolchildren to work with electronic hypertext in the context of culture-oriented linguistic methodology: the issue and its possible solutions

Abstract

Modern society is undergoing digitisation that affects the formation of schoolchildren as representatives of Generations Z and Alpha. One feature of such learners is clip or mosaic thinking. Modern science considers rhizomatic thinking as an alternative to clip thinking. Based on the comparison between the electronic hypertext structure and a rhizome, the paper concludes that electronic hypertext is a rhizome. Following rhizomatic thinking researchers, I propose to shape this type of thinking in schoolchildren when working with electronic hypertext. The research has identified the benchmarks for teaching generations Z and Alpha to work with electronic hypertext within the framework of culture-oriented linguistic methodology. The article highlights the significance of students’ learning and research activity in comprehending electronic hypertext as a reflection of the conceptosphere of culture. It has been suggested that the linguocultural concept can be considered as a rhizomatic network «node» or an intersection of meanings transmitted by hypotexts in electronic hypertext. This confirms the potential of studying concepts in the Russian language school course for introducing students to the culture of the people through language.