Line of Russian Language educational materials for foreign staff

The article summarizes the experience of educational and methodological support for the language training of Chinese philologists, reflected in the range of textbooks on Russian as a foreign language developed at Kazan Federal University in 2013-2021. The review of educational publications is conducted in accordance with the principle of their correlation with various methodological approaches. The linguistic textbooks are divided into two categories: those that aim to improve practical skills and abilities in various aspects of the language, and those that form linguistic competence in the field of language theory. Communication manuals, being a means of teaching communicative intentions, speech genres, and speech stereotypes, play a special role, since the main goal of an internship in a foreign language country is to improve communicative competence. The cultural studies field is represented by textbooks of a new type that focus on the formation of intercultural competence, as well as textbooks based on regional material, which serve as an essential means of linguistic and cultural adaptation for foreign students. The anthropocentric direction, which aims to develop the linguistic personality, is implemented through a book that uses gamebased tasks and quests to solve educational problems. The test-based direction provides textbooks that meet the requirements of a particular certification level and regularly include test-based control tasks and communication training exercises. The article shows that a number of manuals are a synergy of different methodological approaches, ensuring versatility and optimization of learning.

1. Comprehensive study of textbooks and teaching aids intended for teaching Russian in foreign countries. Available from: https://ru.mapryal.org/filecache/upload/files/Комплексное%20исследование%20учебников%20и%20учебных%20пособий%2C%20предназначенных%20для%20обучения%20русскому%20языку%20в%20зарубежных%20странах.pdf [accessed: 25.10.2025]. (In Russian)

2. Comprehensive study of the functioning of the Russian language in the world (2024). Available from: https://ru.mapryal.org/projects/research-2024-ru-lang [accessed: 25.10.2025]. (In Russian)

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4. Galiulina I.R., Varlamova M.Yu., Bogorodskii V.A. Practical phonetics: a correction course in Russian phonetics and intonation for foreign students: textbook. Kazan': Izd-vo Kazan. un-ta; 2017. 138 s. (In Russian)

5. Bochina T.G. Vocabulary and phraseology of the modern Russian language. Kazan: Izd-vo Kazan' un-ta; 2013. 92 s. (In Russian)

6. Bochina T.G., Ageeva Yu.V. Discussing, talking, arguing: Textbook on the Russian language for international students. Kazan: Izd-vo Kazan' un-ta; 2014.144 s. (In Russian)

7. Kapralova Yu.V., Moskaleva L.A., Frolova S.A., Shakhmatova T.S. The man who plays: linguistics and Russian grammar in quests and game tasks: textbook. Kazan': Izd-vo Kazan. un-ta; 2018. 152 s. (In Russian)

8. Moskaleva L.A., Shakhmatova T.S. A tongue is sharper than a needle: a course in effective communication from the first words to mastery: textbook for practical courses on intercultural communication. Kazan': Izd-vo Kazan. un-ta; 2017. 200 s. (In Russian)

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11. Bastrikov A.V., Bastrikova E.M., Palekha E.S. Man – language – culture: a practical course for foreign students. Kazan': Izd-vo Kazan. un-ta; 2016. 120 s. (In Russian)

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13. Moskaleva L.A. The adventure of a foreigner in Kazan: grammar in communication: textbook. Kazan': Izd-vo Kazan. un-ta; 2021. 148 s. (In Russian)

14. Varlamova M.Yu., Miftakhova A.N. Russian as a foreign language: a television study: an educational and practical guide on the Russian language for foreign students. Kazan': Izd-vo Kazanskogo un-ta; 2016. 148 s. (In Russian)

15. Shtyrlina E.G., Kapralova Yu.V. Leo Tolstoi and Kazan': a textbook on reading and speech development for foreign students. Kazan': Izd-vo Kazan. Un-ta; 2018. 112 s. (In Russian)

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