Use of Cognitive and Axiological Approaches in the Development of Reading Comprehension Skills in High School Students

Abstract

This research is aimed at developing the approaches of the axiological linguistic methodology. The importance of cognitive and axiological methodological approaches for the teaching of the Russian language is considered. The possibility of using cognitive and axiological approaches in combination is investigated with respect to the enhancement of reading comprehension skills in high school students. To this end, the cognitive and axiological components manifested at different stages of textual activity are analysed. A technique for developing reading comprehension skills is presented, which involves the identification of various types of textual information and determination of their linguistic representation. The quality of the proposed reading comprehension activity was assessed by oral interpretative utterances produced by the students. The results of the research have confirmed the efficiency of applying cognitive and axiological approaches in combination for the personal development and intellectual formation of high school students.