Abstract
The use of authentic films offers great opportunities for developing the range of skills and abilities required in all aspects of speech activity. This type of activity is particularly important for students who study Russian outside the language environment. This article examines the criteria for selecting video films as linguo-didactic material, which can be used in teaching foreign higher education students with advanced language skills based on modern methodological principles, i.e. communicative approaches and linguo-cultural information about the studied country, as well as increasing personal motivation among students for learning. Analyzing the results of a trial survey conducted among foreign students, as well as identifying the linguistic and extra-linguistic features of selected films, the authors suggest ways to use video with the help of new technologies. 
 
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Highlights
One way of familiarising foreign students with Russian culture which contributes to the expansion of linguistic and extra linguistic information is showing authentic feature films during Russian foreign language lessons
Research undertaken on the use of authentic feature films in teaching the Russian spoken language to foreign students has enabled us to identify six main criteria for the selection of video films: 1) Genre affiliation
Preference given to video films with an interesting and entertaining storyline, which contributes to the development of personal attitudes among students to what they see; 2) Duration of the film; 3) Ensuring the video reflects the students’ communicative abilities as well as their interests; 4) The richness of the country’s information, the depiction in the film of modern-day Russia or the realities of the period of interest which provides a visual representation of real life, traditions and linguistic realities of society during a certain historical period; 5) The range of socio-cultural and socio-linguistic information contained in the film, reflecting different areas of communication and communicative situations; 6) The film’s language content
Summary
Selecting material for lessons of Russian as a foreign language is of crucial importance. Language learning outside the language environment requires a more sophisticated approach as students are less likely to hear or talk to native speakers. A solution to this problem can be found in the use of authentic audio-visual material as part of the teaching/learning process. This type of educational material will provide students with a compelling and multi-faceted view of the life, culture, and language of the country of the studied language, as well as enabling different scenarios to be modelled that mimic natural communication conditions
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